vadhë
See also: vadhe
Albanian
Alternative forms
- vodhë, voesë, vojsë
Etymology
From early Byzantine Greek οἴη (oíē, “sorb apple; service tree”), from Ancient Greek ὄα (óa).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vaðə]
Noun
vadhë f (plural vadha, definite vadha)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vadhë | vadha | vadha | vadhat |
| accusative | vadhën | |||
| dative | vadhe | vadhës | vadhave | vadhave |
| ablative | vadhash | |||
Hyponyms
- vadhë e butë (“service tree”) (Sorbus domestica)
- vadhë e egër (“rowan”)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vadhë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 492
- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 411
Further reading
- “vadhë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006