athët

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *aϑ-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp), compare Latin acidus, Middle Irish aith, Tocharian B akwatse.[1][2]

Adjective

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i athët

  1. tart
  2. pungent
  3. (figurative) disagreeable
  4. (figurative) temperamental
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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 83-84
  2. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 211