hënë
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *kʰandnā, from earlier *skond-nah₂, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand- (“to shine”) (compare Welsh can (“white”), Latin candeō (“to shine, gleam”), Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “shining; moon”)).[1] Possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *kando-[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhən(ə)]
- Gheg: IPA(key): [hə̃ːn]
Noun
hënë f (plural hëna, definite hëna, definite plural hënat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hënë | hëna | hëna | hënat |
| accusative | hënën | |||
| dative | hëne | hënës | hënave | hënave |
| ablative | hënash | |||
Derived terms
References
- ^ Forschungen, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 212
- ^ Oleander, T.(editor).(2022). Albanian.The indo-European Language family. p. 223-245. Hyllested, A. & Joseph, B. D.