fëmijë

See also: fëmije

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • fëmi
  • fmi — Gheg
  • thmi — eastern Gheg

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin familia (“family”).[1] Compare also Romanian femeie, Aromanian fumealji, fumelj. Doublet of familje.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): /fəˈmijə/

Noun

fëmíjë f (plural fëmíjë, definite fëmíja, definite plural fëmíjët)

  1. child, offspring, toddler
    Synonyms: foshnjë, bemile, kalama
    (in the plural) younger generation; youth
    Synonym: brezi
    Fëmija pa nënë është si nata pa hënë. ― A child without a mother is like a night without the moon.
  2. (colloquial) immature, inexperienced person; child
    Synonym: kalama
    Mos u bëj si fëmijë! ― Don't be(come) like a child!

Declension

Declension of fëmijë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fëmijë fëmija fëmijë fëmijët
accusative fëmijën
dative fëmije fëmijës fëmijëve fëmijëve
ablative fëmijësh

Derived terms

  • fëmijëri
  • fëmiror

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “fëmijë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 95

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
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