jetë

See also jete, and jeté

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *eta, from Proto-Indo-European *aiu̯-, ai̯u (“vital energy, vitallity”). Cognate to Latin aetās, aetātem, Tocharian A āym (“mind, life”), Ancient Greek αἰές (aiés, “always”). Perhaps a formation from jam with Albanian -(ə)t suffix. Related to eshë (“period of time, span, space”).

Noun

jetë f

1. life

Derived terms

• jetoj

Etymology 2

Verb

të jetë

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of jam