moshë

See also: moshe and Moshe

Albanian

Alternative forms

mocë (Gheg)
mishë, motshë

Etymology

From archaic motshë, from Proto-Albanian *mātusā, from *māti (“time”) (modern mot). Possibly lent Romanian moș (“grandfather”) after the changes of *-t(u)š- to *-š-.^[1] More at mot.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔʃə/, [mɔːʃ]

Noun

moshë f (plural mosha, definite mosha, definite plural moshat)

age
(collective) generation

Declension

Declension of **moshë**
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	moshë	mosha	mosha	moshat
accusative	moshë	moshën	mosha	moshat
dative	moshe	moshës	moshave	moshave
ablative	moshe	moshës	moshash	moshave

Derived terms

moshar
moshatar
moshëm, moçëm, motshëm
moshëthyer
moshtar
moshuar, moshtuar

Descendants

>? Romanian: moș

References

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “moshë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 274

[1] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “moshë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 274

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