vuaj

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • vuj, vuej (Gheg)

Etymology

Unclear. Attributed to Latin vīvere (to live) by Orel, with regular effacement of Latin v /w/ after vowels other than /u/ (cf. latyrë < lavātūra, shqa < sclavus, noshtër < novaster, etc.),[1] although long Latin long i never yields Albanian u in borrowings. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to love) via an intermediate meaning 'to desire, long for'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvuaj/

Verb

vuaj (aorist vuajta, participle vuajtur)

  1. (intransitive) to suffer, to feel pain
  2. (transitive) to suffer, to endure

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Aromanian: vuest

See also

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vuaj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 516

Further reading

  • vuaj”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “vuaj”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]