petë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pete"

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *pati, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to stretch”). Cognate to Greek πετάννυμι (petánnymi, “id”), Latin pateō (“to stretch, to be spread”).[1]

Noun

petë f (plural petë, definite peta, definite plural petët)

  1. layer
  2. metal plate
  3. flat stone
  4. petal

Derived terms

  • petull
  • petkë

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “petë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 317
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