fli

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *spleida, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)plei- (“to split, splice”). Compare Latin spolium (“stripped hide”), Lithuanian spaliai (“flax shives”), Ancient Greek ασπαλον (aspalon, “skin, hide”), σπολάς (spolás, “flayed skin”). Orel derives it from Vulgar Latin firigilīnum. Gheg flî.

Noun

fli f

1. sacrifice, offering (to God)
2. a traditional dish

Derived terms

• flijoj
• flijim

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɪ/

Noun

fli

1. asp (water snake) (plural fliwo)
2. line
3. queue

Verb

fli

1. to split

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Norwegian fligja, flygja, from Middle Low German vlīen, vlīgen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fliː/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

fli (present tense flir, past tense flidde, supine flidd or flitt, past participle flidd, present participle fliande, imperative fli)

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References

• “fli” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “fli”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016