enjë

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See also: -enje

Albanian[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *aignjā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (oak). Compare Sardinian eni.

Noun[edit]

enjë f (plural enja, definite enja, definite plural enjat)

  1. English yew (Taxus baccata)
  2. stinking juniper (Juniperus foetidissima)
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *agnjā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós.[2]

Noun[edit]

enjë f (plural enja, definite enja, definite plural enjat)

  1. dairy goat
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “enjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 88
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “enjë ~ êjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 88