enjë

See also: enje and -enje

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • venjë

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *aignjā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”). Compare Sardinian eni.

Cognates

From Proto-Indo-European: Old High German eih, Old Norse eik.[1]

Noun

enjë f (plural enja, definite enja, definite plural enjat)

  1. English yew (Taxus baccata)
  2. stinking juniper (Juniperus foetidissima)
Declension
Declension of enjë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative enjë enja enja enjat
accusative enjën
dative enje enjës enjave enjave
ablative enjash
Alternative forms
Synonyms
  • (yew): bërshen, tis
  • (stinking juniper): venjë e bardhë
Derived terms
  • urenjë
  • venjë

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *agnjā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós.[2]

Alternative forms

  • ënjë

Noun

enjë f (plural enja, definite enja, definite plural enjat)

  1. dairy goat, sheep, or cattle
    Synonyms: cangadhe, pakare
Declension
Declension of enjë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative enjë enja enja enjat
accusative enjën
dative enje enjës enjave enjave
ablative enjash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “enjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 88
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “enjë ~ êjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 88

Further reading

  • “enjë”, 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) “enjë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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