armë
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin arma (“weapon”). A later loan from Italian arma (“weapon”) is also plausible.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
armë f (plural arma, definite armë, definite plural armët)
- weapon
- 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari
- I shpie udhësë gjithë armëtë e tī.
- 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari
- combat arms
- (figurative) tool
- army
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References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “armë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 121
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “armë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 9