shenjtërore

Albanian

Alternative forms

• shënjtërore

Etymology

From shenjtë (“holy, sacred”) +‎ -r- +‎ -ore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃeɲtəˈɾoɾe/
• Rhymes: -oɾe
• Hyphenation: shenj‧të‧ró‧re

Noun

shenjtërore f (plural shenjtërore, definite shenjtërorja, definite plural shenjtëroret) (archaic, religion)

1. holy place, sanctuary, shrine, chapel (place where relics were preserved)

   Synonym: faltore

2. apse

   Synonyms: kungë, ajodhimë, absidë, kungore

Further reading

• “shenjtërore”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “shenjtërore”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “shënjt […] ërore”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 474