bagëti
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Based on an unattested adjective derived from Proto-Slavic *bogatъ (“rich”) or going back to the otherwise unregistered Proto-Slavic *bogatьje (“richness”).[1] According to Topalli, the final -i is a native suffix.[2] Compare related adjective i/e begatë.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bagëti f (plural bagëti, definite bagëtia, definite plural bagëtitë)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bagëti | bagëtia | bagëti | bagëtitë |
| accusative | bagëtinë | |||
| dative | bagëtie | bagëtisë | bagëtive | bagëtive |
| ablative | bagëtish | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “bagëti”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 14
- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “bagëti”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 156
Further reading
[edit]- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980
- “bagëti”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Newmark, Leonard (1999), “bagëti”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2], Oxford: Oxford University Press