mblesë

Albanian

Etymology

Either a derivative of mbloj, or from Proto-Albanian *ambi-pletsā, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱt-t- (“to plait”). Cognate to Latin plectāre (“plait”), Old Norse flétta (“plait”), Old High German flechtan (“plait”). The semantic development goes from 'to interweave, tie together' to 'to combine' (an engagement).

Noun

mblesë f (plural mblesa, definite mblesa, definite plural mblesat)

  1. (dated, ethnography) betrothal, marriage engagement brokered through a matchmaker

Declension

Declension of mblesë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mblesë mblesa mblesa mblesat
accusative mblesën
dative mblese mblesës mblesave mblesave
ablative mblesash

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “mblesë”, 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
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