fëmijë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• fëmi
• fmi — Gheg
• thmi — eastern Gheg

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin familia (“family”). Compare also Romanian femeie, Aromanian fumealji, fumelj. Doublet of familje.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /fəˈmijə/

Noun

fëmíjë f (plural fëmíjë, definite fëmíja, definite plural fëmíjët)

1. child, offspring, toddler

   Synonyms: foshnjë, bemile, kalama

   (in the plural) younger generation; youth

   Synonym: brezi

   Fëmija pa nënë është si nata pa hënë. ― A child without a mother is like a night without the moon.

2. (colloquial) immature, inexperienced person; child

   Synonym: kalama

   Mos u bëj si fëmijë! ― Don't be(come) like a child!

Declension

Declension of fëmijë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fëmijë	fëmija	fëmijë	fëmijët
accusative		fëmijën
dative	fëmijeje	fëmijës	fëmijëve	fëmijëve
ablative			fëmijësh

Derived terms

• fëmijëri
• fëmiror

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980