nevojë
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from South Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *nevoľa.[1][2][3][4] For sense 4 compare Greek ανάγκη (anágki) and Italian bisogno.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nevojë f (plural nevoja, definite nevoja, definite plural nevojat)
- need, necessity
- Synonym: mbëhi
- (in the singular) difficult situation, trouble
- Synonyms: hall, shtrëngesë
- (in the singular) poverty
- Synonym: varfëri
- (euphemistic) human or animal excrement
- Synonym: jashtëqitje
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nevojë | nevoja | nevoja | nevojat |
| accusative | nevojën | |||
| dative | nevoje | nevojës | nevojave | nevojave |
| ablative | nevojash | |||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “nevojε”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 304
- ^ Ylli, Xhelal (1997) “nevojë”, in Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen (Slavistische Beiträge; 350)[1], volume 1. Lehnwörter, Munich: Otto Sagner, page 172
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “nevojë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 290
- ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “nevojë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, pages 203–204
Further reading
[edit]- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][2], 1980
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- Albanian terms borrowed from South Slavic languages
- Albanian terms derived from South Slavic languages
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Albanian 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Albanian/ojə
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