anë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ane"

Albanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ˈ)an(ə)/, [aːn]
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Etymology 1

With loss of -d- from archaic and dialectal ândë, from Proto-Albanian *antā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (compare English end).[1]

Noun

anë f (plural anë, definite ana, definite plural anët)

  1. side (the bounding straight edge of an object)
  2. edge
  3. verge, brink
  4. region, portion
  5. facet
Declension
Declension of anë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative anë ana anë anët
accusative anën
dative ane anës anëve anëve
ablative anësh
Synonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "anë"

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *aukn-, from possibly Proto-Indo-European *h₂euk(ʷ)-sno- (“pot”), from the root *h₂ukʷ- ~ *Hukʷ-. Cognate e.g. to Sanskrit उखा (ukhā, “pot”), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns, “oven”), English oven.

Alternative forms

Noun

anë f (plural enë, definite ana, definite plural enët)

  1. (dialectal) vessel, cooker
  2. (dialectal, anatomy) blood vessel
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Indo-European *an- (“male or female ancestor”). Compare Old High German ano (“grandfather, great-grandfather, forefather”), ana (“grandmother, great-grandmother, ancestress”), German Ahn (“grandfather, great-grandfather, forefather”) and Old Prussian ane (“old mother”).

Noun

anë f

  1. bloodline

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 77
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