Albanian

Alternative forms

• dallandyshe, dëllëndyshe

Noun

dallëndyshe f (definite singular dallëndyshja)

1. swallow (Hirundinidae)
2. (textiles) castle: forked part of the loom from which the heddles are suspended
3. wooden linchpin securing the stilt to the plowbeam
4. soft part of a horse hoof

Hyponyms

• dallëndyshe bishtgëshërë ‘barn swallow’ (Hirundo rustica)
• dallëndyshe e brigjeve ‘bank swallow’ (Riparia riparia)
• dallëndyshe deti ‘tern, sea swallow’ (Sterna hirundo)
• dallëndyshe kërbishtkuqe ‘red-rumped swallow’ (Hirundo daurica)