fëmijë
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Albanian[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin familia (“family”).[1] Compare also Romanian femeie, Aromanian fumealji, fumelj. Doublet of familje.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fëmíjë f (plural fëmíjë, definite fëmíja, definite plural fëmíjët)
- child, offspring, toddler
- (colloquial) immature, inexperienced person; child
- Synonym: kalama
- Mos u bëj si fëmijë! ― Don't be(come) like a child!
Declension[edit]
Declension of fëmijë
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “fëmijë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
Further reading[edit]
- “fëmijë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980
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