rrëfanë

Albanian

Etymology

Uncertain. Either:

1. a prefixed formation of rrë- +‎ *fanë, with the latter unattested; from Proto-Albanian *span(d)ā, cognate to Old Norse fanta, fattr (“curved”), Latin pandus (“bend, crooked, curved”),(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)
2. according to Orel, derived from rrëfej in its unattested meaning '*to carry (away)', continuing the same meaning as Latin referre.

Noun

rrëfanë f (plural rrëfana, definite rrëfana, definite plural rrëfanat)

1. handle, curved utensile

   Synonym: vjegë

Declension

Declension of rrëfanë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rrëfanë	rrëfana	rrëfana	rrëfanat
accusative		rrëfanën
dative	rrëfaneje	rrëfanës	rrëfanave	rrëfanave
ablative			rrëfanash

Derived terms

• rrëfangull