frymë

Albanian

Etymology

From an earlier *pnyjma, from Proto-Albanian *pnew-ma, hence from Proto-Indo-European *pnéwmn̥, from *pnew-. Compare Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “id”). Related to fryj.

Noun

frymë f (plural frymë, definite fryma, definite plural frymët)

1. breath
2. wind
3. spirit

Declension

Declension of frymë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	frymë	fryma	frymë	frymët
accusative		frymën
dative	fryme	frymës	frymëve	frymëve
ablative			frymësh

Derived terms

• fryfq
• fryhem
• frymëzoj
• marr frymë

Further reading

• “frymë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026