foshnjë
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]It reflects an unattested *fosh that may result (irregularly as far as the anlaut is concerned) from *ftosh, the latter being a borrowing from Latin fētōsus, to fētus (“offspring”).[1]
Noun
[edit]foshnjë f (plural foshnja, definite foshnja, definite plural foshnjat)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | foshnjë | foshnja | foshnja | foshnjat |
| accusative | foshnjën | |||
| dative | foshnje | foshnjës | foshnjave | foshnjave |
| ablative | foshnjash | |||
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “foshnjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 102
Further reading
[edit]- “foshnjë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006