bijë

See also: bije

Albanian

Etymology

From archaic and dialectal bilë, from Proto-Albanian *bir(i)lā, derivative of *bira. More at bir. Phonetically and semantically close to Messapic *bilia (“daughter”) and Messapic *biles (“son”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbij(ə)/, [biːj]

Noun

bijë f (plural bija, definite bija, definite plural bijat)

  1. daughter
  2. girl

Declension

Declension of bijë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bijë bija bija bijat
accusative bijën
dative bije bijës bijave bijave
ablative bijash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bijë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 26

Further reading

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