majtë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós (hand). Cognate to Ancient Greek μάρη (márē, hand), Latin manus (hand), Gothic manwus (willing, ready), Old Norse mund (hand). Alternatively, a Romance *manctus based on Latin mancus "maimed, infirm", mirroring the development of Italian manca "left hand". Cf Albanian mëngjër "left" < Romance *mancinus. [2][3]

Noun

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majtë f (plural majta, definite majta, definite plural majtat)

  1. left hand

References

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  1. ^ "A short Albanian grammar with vocabularies, and selected passages for reading", page 195, Stuart Edward Mann.
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary. Pages 242, 261.
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2000). Concise Albanian Grammar. Page 117.