moshë

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See also: Moshe

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From archaic motshë, from Proto-Albanian *mātusā, from *māti (“time”) (modern mot). Possibly lent Romanian moș (“grandfather”) after the changes of *-t(u)š- to *-š-.[1] More at mot.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔʃə/, [mɔːʃ]

Noun

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moshë f (plural mosha, definite mosha, definite plural moshat)

  1. age
  2. (collective) generation

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Descendants

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  • >? Romanian: moș

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “moshë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 274
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