vesë

See also: vese

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • vosëGheg
  • voesë (De Rada's variant)

Etymology

From an original *vaesë ~ voesë, from Vulgar Latin *ōvātium, a word describing the falling dew as small eggs.[1]

Noun

vesë f (definite vesa)

  1. dew, dampness

Declension

Declension of vesë
singular
indefinite definite
nominative vesë vesa
accusative vesën
dat./abl. vese vesës

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vesë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 501

Further reading

  • vesë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980