duhi
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic доухъ (duxŭ, “spirit”), Serbo-Croatian duh (“ghost, spirit”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *duxъ (“breath, spirit”); compare its o-grade counterpart *dъxъ (“breath, whiff”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]duhi f (plural duhi, definite duhia, definite plural duhitë)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | duhi | duhia | duhi | duhitë |
| accusative | duhinë | |||
| dative | duhie | duhisë | duhive | duhive |
| ablative | duhish | |||
Synonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “duhi”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 416
- ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “duhi”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 133