hënë
Albanian
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Alternative forms
[edit]- hânë — Gheg
- honë — northeastern Gheg
- hon, honx — southern Gheg, Kavajë
- hanë, hânëz — southern Gheg, Elbasan
- hënëz (Tosk)
- hënxë (Arbëresh)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *kʰandnā, from earlier *skond-nah₂, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand- (“to shine”) (compare Welsh can (“white”), Latin candeō (“to shine, gleam”), Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “shining; moon”)).[1] Possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *kando-[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hënë f (plural hëna, definite hëna, definite plural hënat)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hënë | hëna | hëna | hënat |
| accusative | hënën | |||
| dative | hëne | hënës | hënave | hënave |
| ablative | hënash | |||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Schumacher, Stefan; Matzinger, Joachim (2013), Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 212
- ^ Olander, T.(editor).(2022). Albanian.The indo-European Language family. p. 223-245. Hyllested, A. & Joseph, B. D.
Further reading
[edit]- “hënë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026