anzë

See also: Anze and Anže

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Enlarged with suffix -ëz, from Proto-Albanian *aunā, from Proto-Indo-European *Heu- (“to weave”) (compare Dutch gewaad (“clothing”), Lithuanian austi (“to weave”)). For sense development, compare Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”) (cf. English wasp), from *webʰ- (“to weave”) (cf. English web).

Noun

anzë f (plural anza, definite anza, definite plural anzat)

  1. wasp
  2. hornet

Synonyms

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