vajzë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• vajë, varzë, vashë

Etymology

From dialectal vajë +‎ -zë (diminutive suffix), from *varjë, from *varë, contraction of *vëharë, from Proto-Albanian *swesarā, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvajzə]

Noun

vajzë f (plural vajza, definite vajza, definite plural vajzat)

1. girl (female child)

Declension

Declension of vajzë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vajzë	vajza	vajza	vajzat
accusative		vajzën
dative	vajzeje	vajzës	vajzave	vajzave
ablative			vajzash

Synonyms

• gocë
• cucë
• çikë

Related terms

• vjehërr

Descendants

• → Greek: βαΐζω (vaḯzo)