-onjë

See also: onje and -onje

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • -ojëGheg
  • -ogneBashkimi, obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *-ānjā, either from Proto-Indo-European *-h₃onh₂- or from Latin -ōnea, whence Romanian -oaie and Aromanian -oanji -oanje -onje.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced? Particularly: “-onjë”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoɲə/

Suffix

-ónjë f (noun forming)

  1. forms feminine nouns
    Synonym: -éshë
    úlk (wolf) + ‎-onjë → ‎ulkónjë (she-wolf)

Derived terms