mjaltë

See also: mjälte

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *melita, from Proto-Indo-European *mélit (compare Greek μέλι (méli), Armenian մեղր (meġr), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌸 (miliþ)). Originally of neuter gender.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjalt(ə)/

Noun

mjaltë m (definite mjalti)

  1. honey

Declension

Declension of mjaltë
singular
indefinite definite
nominative mjaltë mjalti
accusative mjaltin
dat./abl. mjalti mjaltit

Further reading

  • mjaltë”, 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) “mjaltë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary