afërditë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Compound from afër (nearby, close) +‎ ditë (day);[1] ditë (day) from Proto-Albanian *dīti, from Proto-Indo-European *dih₂tis (division). Referring to the planet Venus or the morning star (compare Bardhyl).

Noun

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afërditë f (plural afërdita)

  1. dawn, daybreak
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References

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