tëmth

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • tamth

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tam-(ϑ-), probably from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (to grow). Cognate to Latin tama (kind of bumb, swelling). A formation with -th enlargement.[1]

Noun

tëmth m (plural tëmthe, definite tëmthi, definite plural tëmthet)

  1. bile, gall (-bladder)

Declension

Declension of tëmth
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tëmth tëmthi tëmthe tëmthet
accusative tëmthin
dative tëmthi tëmthit tëmtheve tëmtheve
ablative tëmthesh

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi