foshnjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• foshi — Gheg

Etymology

It reflects an unattested *fosh that may result (irregularly as far as the anlaut is concerned) from *ftosh, the latter being a borrowing from Latin fētōsus, to fētus (“offspring”).

Noun

foshnjë f (plural foshnja, definite foshnja, definite plural foshnjat)

1. infant

Declension

Declension of foshnjë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	foshnjë	foshnja	foshnja	foshnjat
accusative			foshnjën
dative	foshnje	foshnjave	foshnjës	foshnjavet
ablative		foshnjash

Related terms

• fashqe

Further reading

• “foshnjë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006