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abë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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  • ab (NW Gheg)

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abë f (plural aba, definite aba, definite plural abat)

  1. frieze
  2. dawn

Further reading

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  • Jungg, G. (1895) “ab”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 1
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “abë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[1]

Kashubian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *aby. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ .

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.bɜ/
  • Rhymes: -abɜ
  • Syllabification: a‧bë

Conjunction

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abë

  1. (rare) creates a subordinate clause expressing aim or purpose, one's goal; to, so that, for that, in order to

Declension

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Combined forms of abë
singular plural polite
1st person abëm,
abë jem
abësmë,
abë jesmë
2nd person abës,
abë jes
abësta,
abë jesta
abësce,
abë jesce
3rd person abë abë

Further reading

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  • Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “abë”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “aby”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[2]
  • abë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022