abë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "abe"

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ab (NW Gheg)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabə]

Noun

abë f (plural aba, definite aba, definite plural abat)

1. frieze
2. dawn

Further reading

• Jungg, G. (1895) “ab”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 1
• Newmark, L. (1999) “abë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[1]

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *aby. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ bë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.bɜ/
• Rhymes: -abɜ
• Syllabification: a‧bë

Conjunction

abë

1. (rare) creates a subordinate clause expressing aim or purpose, one's goal; to, so that, for that, in order to

Declension

Combined forms of abë

	singular	plural	polite
1st person	abëm, abë jem	abësmë, abë jesmë
2nd person	abës, abë jes	abësta, abë jesta	abësce, abë jesce
3rd person	abë	abë

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “abë”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “aby”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[2]
• “abë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022