popël

See also: popel and Popel

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *pēpli, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to sliver, split off, splinter off”), allegedly also the source of Old English popel (“pebble”). Cognate to (Hes.) Ancient Greek πέλλα λίθος (pélla líthos) and Old High German fels (“rock”). An Albanian formation with (broken) reduplication.

Noun

popël f (plural popla, definite popla, definite plural poplat)

1. small, round clod of earth
2. naturally rounded rock, cobblestone

Related terms

• plis