bagëti

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Based on an unattested adjective derived from Proto-Slavic *bogatъ (“rich”) or going back to the otherwise unregistered Proto-Slavic *bogatьje (“richness”).[1] According to Topalli, the final -i is a native suffix.[2] Compare related adjective i/e begatë.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baɡ(ə)ˈti/

Noun

bagëti f (plural bagëti, definite bagëtia, definite plural bagëtitë)

  1. cattle, livestock
    Synonym: gjedh
  2. idiot

Declension

Declension of bagëti
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bagëti bagëtia bagëti bagëtitë
accusative bagëtinë
dative bagëtie bagëtisë bagëtive bagëtive
ablative bagëtish

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bagëti”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 14
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “bagëti”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 156

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “bagëti”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “bagëti”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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