petë

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *pati, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (to stretch). Cognate to Greek πετάννυμι (petánnymi, id), Latin pateō (to stretch, to be spread).[1]

Noun[edit]

petë f (plural petë, definite peta, definite plural petët)

  1. layer
  2. metal plate
  3. flat stone
  4. petal

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “petë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 317