naforë
See also: nafore
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Greek αναφορά (anaforá), ναφορά (naforá). Compare Romanian anaforă, naforă, Aromanian anafurã, nafurã, fanfurã, Serbo-Croatian nàfora / на̀фора, Macedonian нафора (nafora), Bulgarian на́фора (náfora).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]naforë f (plural nafora, definite nafora, definite plural naforat) (Byzantine Rite)
- anaphora (part of the mass)
- host, communion wafer
- Synonyms: meshë, mblatë; oste (Roman Rite)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | naforë | nafora | nafora | naforat |
| accusative | naforën | |||
| dative | nafore | naforës | naforave | naforave |
| ablative | naforash | |||
References
[edit]- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980, page 1196a
- Çabej, E. (2002) “naforë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes VI: N–Rr, Tirana, page 8ab
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “naf-atore […] -orë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 303a
- Meyer, G. (1891) “naforɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 296