arnë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "arne"

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • arn, arënd (Çam)
  • andër (southern Tosk)
  • arrn, arn, arrë (Arbëresh)
  • harnë, harën, harnë, harrën (Gheg)

Etymology

According to Çabej, a derivative of harr (to weed).[1] Alternatively a back formation of arnoj (to patch), borrowed from Latin renovāre (to renew, restore, revive).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːɾn/

Noun

arnë f (plural arna, definite arna, definite plural arnat)

  1. clout, patch

Declension

Declension of arnë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arnë arna arna arnat
accusative arnën
dative arne arnës arnave arnave
ablative arnash

Derived terms

  • arnesë, arnues, arnim, arnishtë, arnojsë

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “arnë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 122
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “arnë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 9