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== Lists of loan words ==
== Lists of loan words ==
The forms given for nouns are
# Singular, indefinite
# Singular, definite
# Plural indefinite
* [https://www.etymonline.com/ Online Etymology Dictionary] is useful if in doubt whether a word comes from English or if it a loan word of theirs.
* [https://www.etymonline.com/ Online Etymology Dictionary] is useful if in doubt whether a word comes from English or if it a loan word of theirs.
   
   
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These often come via Italian or are originally from Latin by which the words not so magically happen to often be the same in French. [[User:Jukeboksi|Jukeboksi]] ([[User talk:Jukeboksi|talk]])
These often come via Italian or are originally from Latin by which the words not so magically happen to often be the same in French. [[User:Jukeboksi|Jukeboksi]] ([[User talk:Jukeboksi|talk]])


# ambasadë - une ambassade - an embassy
# ambasadë, -a, -a - une ambassade - an embassy
# ansambël - un ensamble
# ansambël, -li, -lë - un ensamble
# avokat - un avocat - a lawyer
# avokat, -i, -e - un avocat - a lawyer
# bursë - une bourse - this word means both, like in French, a stock exchange and a study grant for undergraduates  
# bursë, -a, -a - une bourse - this word means both, like in French, a stock exchange and a study grant for undergraduates  
# dakord - d'accord - agreed
# dakord - d'accord - agreed
# divorc - un divorce - a divorce
# divorc - un divorce - a divorce
# grevë - une grève - a strike
# grevë - une grève - a strike
# mur - un mur - a wall
# mur, -i, -e - un mur - a wall
# peizazh - un paysage - a scenery
# peizazh, -i, -e - un paysage - a scenery
# pishinë - une piscine - a swimming pool
# pishinë - une piscine, -a, -a - a swimming pool
# pjesë - une pièce - a piece
# pjesë, -a, -e - une pièce - a piece
# plazh - une plage - a beach
# plazh, -i, -e - une plage - a beach
# qiell - le ciel - the sky.  
# qiell, -lli, -j - le ciel - the sky.  
# shans - une chance - a chance
# shans, -i, -e - une chance - a chance
# shef - le chef - the chef, the chief, the boss
# shef, -i, -a - le chef - the chef, the chief, the boss
# shofer - un chauffeur - a driver
# shofer, -i, -ë - un chauffeur - a driver
# i,e trishtuar - triste - sad
# i,e trishtuar - triste - sad
# trupë - une troupe - a troupe, company, band
# trupë, -a, -a - une troupe - a troupe, company, band
# vlerë - une valeur - a value
# vlerë, -a, -a - une valeur - a value


=== Loan words for Italian speakers ===
=== Loan words for Italian speakers ===