patë
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pate"
Albanian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
A cultural Wanderwort attested in Slavic and in Romance Languages (cf. Spanish pata, Serbo-Croatian pátak).[1] Possibly related to Sanskrit पतग (pataga, “bird”). See also Old Armenian բադ (bad).
Noun
patë f (plural páta, definite páta, definite plural pátat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | patë | pata | pata | patat |
| accusative | patën | |||
| dative | pate | patës | patave | patave |
| ablative | patash | |||
Derived terms
- patok (“male goose”)
- lule pate (“star-of-Bethlehem”)
- patë e detit (“cormorant”)
- patë ballëbardhë (“greater white-fronted goose”)
- patë këmbëkuqe (“lesser white-fronted goose”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Albanian *patā, related to petë.
Noun
patë f (plural páta, definite páta, definite plural pátat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | patë | pata | pata | patat |
| accusative | patën | |||
| dative | pate | patës | patave | patave |
| ablative | patash | |||
Related terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “patë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 312-313
Further reading
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980
- “patë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “patë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 356