duhi

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic доухъ (duxŭ, “spirit”), Serbo-Croatian duh (“ghost, spirit”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *duxъ (“breath, spirit”); compare its o-grade counterpart *dъxъ (“breath, whiff”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duˈhi/

Noun

duhi f (plural duhi, definite duhia, definite plural duhitë)

  1. storm
  2. vigor, burst

Declension

Declension of duhi
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative duhi duhia duhi duhitë
accusative duhinë
dative duhie duhisë duhive duhive
ablative duhish

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References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “duhi”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 416
  2. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “duhi”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe [Albanian-Serbian Linguistic Relations] (in Albanian), Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, →ISBN, page 133
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