afsh

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *aweisa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.[1][2] More at aft.

Noun

afsh m (plural afshe, definite afshi, definite plural afshet)

  1. warm breath
  2. vapor, haze
  3. strong smell
  4. ardor, passion, sultriness
  5. heat (animal), oestrus

Declension

Declension of afsh
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative afsh afshi afshe afshet
accusative afshin
dative afshi afshit afsheve afsheve
ablative afshesh

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) “aft”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 71-2
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “afsh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 2

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980
  • “afsh”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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