mazë

See also: maze, Maze, maže, maże, and mażę

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *madź(i)ā, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- (“to knead, stroke”). Cognate to Ancient Greek μαγίς (magís, “kneaded mass/substance”), Russian мазь (mazʹ, “salve, ointment”). Demiraj suggests a formation from mâj (“to fatten”) (standard majm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːz/

Noun

mazë f (definite maza)

1. milk skin
2. cream
3. creamy scum of heated milk
4. membrane

Declension

Declension of mazë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mazë	maza	maza	mazat
accusative		mazën
dative	maze	mazës	mazave	mazave
ablative			mazash

Derived terms

• mazatar
• mazit
• mazore