zonjë

See also: zonje

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *džotnja, from Proto-Albanian *dzwāptnjā, from earlier *w(i)tspátnjā, from Proto-Indo-European *wiḱ-pót-nih₂ (“clan matriarch”), from *wiḱpótis (compare Lithuanian viešpatni (“lady”)), compound of *weyḱ- (“clan, kindred”) (compare Ancient Greek οἰκία (oikía, “house (clan)”), Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬚 (viθ, “royal court”)) and *pótnih₂ (compare Ancient Greek πότνια (pótnia)), feminine of *pótis (“master”). More at zot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔɲə/

Noun

zonjë f (plural zonja, definite zonja, definite plural zonjat)

  1. lady in a wealthy family with servants
  2. (term of address) Mrs., ma'am

Declension

Declension of zonjë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative zonjë zonja zonja zonjat
accusative zonjën
dative zonje zonjës zonjave zonjave
ablative zonjash

Derived terms

  • zonjë e bukur (“belladonna”)
  • zonjë e bekuar (“madonna”)
  • zonjë e mirë (“smallpox”)

References

  1. ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 151, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. ^ Λεξικόν της Ρωμαϊκοις και Αρβανητηκής Απλής (Lexicon of the simple Romaic and Arbanitic language), page 113 & 182, by Markos Botsaris

Further reading

  • “zonjë”, 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
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