hundë
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originally ‘snout’, from Proto-Albanian *skuntā, from *skuna (“take, pole”) (modern hu), close to or derived from Proto-Germanic *skuna, *skunō (compare Faroese skon, Norwegian skut (“projection, overhang”)).[1][2] More at hu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hundë f (plural hundë, definite hunda, definite plural hundët)
- nose
- tapered protrusion; ship's prow, promontory
- Synonym: presë
- (colloquial) spout
- (geography) cape, promontory, point
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hundë | hunda | hundë | hundët |
| accusative | hundën | |||
| dative | hunde | hundës | hundëve | hundëve |
| ablative | hundësh | |||
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “hundë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 152
- ^ Adam Hyllested, “Albanian hundë ‘nose’ and Faroese, SW Norwegian skon ‘snout’”, in Proceedings of the 23rd Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference (Bremen: Hempen, 2012), 73-81.