Mirditë

Albanian

Etymology

From a legendary ancestor named Mir Diti.[1] Other folk etymologies link it to the greeting mirëdita.

Proper noun

Mirditë f (definite Mirdíta)

  1. a municipality of Albania
  2. a former district of Albania
  3. a region of northern Albania
  4. a historical Albanian tribe

Declension

Declension of Mirditë
singular
indefinite definite
nominative Mirditë Mirdita
accusative Mirditën
dat./abl. Mirdite Mirditës

References

  1. ^ Elsie, Robert (2015) The Tribes of Albania: History, Society and Culture, I. B. Tauris, →ISBN, page 218
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