ardhje

Albanian

Etymology

From ardh +‎ -je. Compare Hittite 𒄩𒅈𒁺 (ḫardu-, offspring, descendant), Old Church Slavonic родити (roditi, give birth, originate) from Proto-Slavic *roditi, and perhaps Old Armenian որդի (ordi, child, offspring). Possibly from the same root of hardhi, with a sense development similar to Proto-Germanic *stamniz meaning both ‘stem, tree stalk’ and ‘tribe, lineage’.

Noun

ardhje f (plural ardhje, definite ardhja, definite plural ardhjet)

  1. arrival, incoming
  2. origin, lineage

Declension

Declension of ardhje
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ardhje ardhja ardhje ardhjet
accusative ardhjen
dative ardhjeje ardhjes ardhjeve ardhjeve
ablative ardhjesh

Derived terms