atë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ate"

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *ata, from Proto-Indo-European *átta, whence also Hittite 𒀜𒋫𒀸 (attas), Ancient Greek ἄττα (átta), Latin atta, Proto-Slavic *otьcь, and similar Lallwörter.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈatə/, [äːt(ɜ)]

Noun

atë m (plural etër, definite ati, definite plural etërit)

  1. father
    Synonyms: apë, babë (dad, daddy), baba (the dad(ddy)), babai (id), tatë (father, dad), tata (the father, the dad)
Declension
Declension of atë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative atë ati etër etërit
accusative atin
dative eti atit etërve etërve
ablative etërish
Derived terms
  • (Religion) Ati ynë (Lord's Prayer)

Etymology 2

See ato.

Pronoun

atë

  1. it, that, him, her (accusative)

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 83

Further reading

  • Jungg, G. (1895) “aat”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 1
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[3], 1980
  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “atë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 11
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “atë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[4]
  • atë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Kamkata-viri

Alternative forms

  • atu (Western Kata-viri)

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *ãtari, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hantár, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈtɘ/

Adverb

atë (Kamviri)[1]

  1. in

References

  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “â′ta”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon[2]