vëllimi

Vëllimi is an Albanian noun meaning volume. It refers to a single book that forms part of a larger multi‑volume work, or to a standalone publication issued as one book within a series. In publishing, libraries, and bibliographies, vëllimi is used to identify the specific part of a set, for example vëllimi i dytë or simply vëll. II. The plural form is vëllimet and the definite singular is vëllimi. In everyday usage, the term helps distinguish between different parts of a multi‑volume work or between individual books published as volumes.

Etymology and forms: The word vëllimi is tied to the general concept of a book’s volume. Its precise historical development within Albanian is not extensively documented in concise references, but it is typically treated as a native Albanian formation that uses the suffix -im to create an abstract noun, with the definite form built by the suffix -i (vëllimi). The notion of a volume is closely aligned with similar terms in many European languages that descend from Latin volumen.

Usage notes: In Albanian bibliographic practice, volumes are often abbreviated as vol. or V., and forms such as Vëll. I or Vëll. 1 are common in catalogues and scholarly citations. The term is also used in everyday language to refer to individual books within a series, as in “lexova vëllimin e parë të trilogjisë.”

See also: Libër, bibliografi, bibliotekë.