bashtinë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian baština (“inheritance”) from Bulgarian баща (bašta, “father, governor, patriarch”) which is derived from Proto-Slavic *batę (“older brother, daddy”).^[1]^[2] A rather late borrowing, considering the preserved unstressed vowel, and lack of rhotacism.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baʃˈtiːn/

Noun

bashtinë m (plural bashtina, definite bashtina, definite plural bashtinat)

(historical) inherited land
garden

Synonyms

kopsht, arë

Derived terms

bashtinar

References

^ Topalli, K. (2017) “bashtinë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 182
^ Omari, Anila (2012) “bashtinë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 98

[1] Topalli, K. (2017) “bashtinë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 182

[2] Omari, Anila (2012) “bashtinë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 98

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