mirë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mire"

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *mīrā- from older Proto-Albanian *meirā[1] Proto-Indo-European *meih₁-ro (“peace”)[2] (compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *meiˀrás (“peace”), Proto-Slavic *milъ (“nice, gentle, mild”)), enlargement of *meih₁- (“soft, mild”) (compare Latin mītis (“soft (not chewy)”)).

Pronunciation

  • (Tosk) IPA(key): /ˈmiɾə/
  • (Gheg) IPA(key): /ˈmɪɹ/, /ˈmɜjɹ/, /ˈmæjɹ/

Adjective

i mirë (feminine plural të mira)

  1. good

Adverb

mirë

  1. well
    S'flas shqip mirë .
    I don't speak Albanian well.

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir. (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary.p 19
  2. ^ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997. p. 268.

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