abë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "abe"

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ab (NW Gheg)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabə]

Noun

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

1. frieze
2. dawn

Further reading

• 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

abë

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

Declension

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

• 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