mirë

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mire"

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *mīrā- from older Proto-Albanian *meirā[2] Proto-Indo-European *meih₁-ro (“peace”)[3] (compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *meiˀrás (“peace”), Proto-Slavic *milъ (“nice, gentle, mild”)), enlargement of *meih₁- (“soft, mild”) (compare Latin mītis (“soft (not chewy)”)).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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i mirë (feminine plural të mira)

  1. good

Adverb

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mirë

  1. well
    S'flas shqip mirë .
    I don't speak Albanian well.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 80, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir. (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary.p 19
  3. ^ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997. p. 268.
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