jetë

See also: jete and jeté

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjetə/
• Rhymes: -etə

Etymology 1

An early deverbal formation from jes, jet- (“to remain, exist”) +‎ -ë.

Discarded theory

Traditionally made to derive from Latin aetās (“lifespan”), comparing it to Aromanian etã (“age, life”) which was assumed to be an inheritance thereof. This however does not take into consideration the unusual borrowing from the nominative case rather than its accusative aetātem (compare pushtet, qytet, i vërtetë, etc.) and the Aromanian term's lack of expected diaphthongisation of e-. It is rather the case that the Albanian word is of native origin and the Aromanian one was borrowed from it.

Alternative forms

• jetje — Sicily

Noun

jetë f (plural jetë, definite jeta, definite plural jetët)

1. life (condition of living organisms)

   Synonyms: gjellë, gjallesë, gjallim, (figurative) kokë, (colloquial) shpirt

   Antonym: vdekje

2. life, lifespan (the time one lives)

   Synonyms: të jetuar, gjallesë, gjallje, (colloquial) ymër

   gjithë jetën ― for all one's life

   • 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari, page 23r, line 57:

     CHeio anſte ieta e ameſuome

     [këjo anshtë jeta e amëshuome]

     this is aeternal life

3. duration, lifespan, life (the time something lasts)
4. life, lifestyle (the manner one lives)

   Synonyms: jetesë, rrojë

   jetë baritore ― pastoral life

5. life, biography (totality of events occurred to someone)

   jeta dhe vepra e poetit ― life and works of the poet

6. life, reality (the hardships of life)

   Synonyms: realitet, botë

   i përgatitur për jetën ― prepared for life

7. liveliness, movement, energy

   Synonyms: gjallëri, lëvizje

8. life (a friend or loved one)

   Jeta ime! ― My beloved!

9. (obsolete or dialectal) century

   Synonym: (standard) shekull

10. (obsolete) age, period

    Synonyms: (standard) kohë, periudhë

    • 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari, page 18v, lines 45–46:

      En mordiet ſeh ieteſſe glate. largo/na neue Ɛot.

      [Ën mordjet së jetësë glatë, largona neve Zot.]

      [original: A morte perpetua, libera nos, Domine.]

      From everlasting death, deliver us, O Lord.

      (literally, “From deaths of long time, deliver us, O Lord.”)

11. (obsolete or dialectal, Sicily, Calabria, Borgo Erizzo) world

    Synonym: (standard) botë

    Jeta ë tundullore.

    The world is round.

12. (dialectal, Calabria) nature

    Synonym: (standard) natyrë

Declension

Declension of jetë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jetë	jeta	jetë	jetët
accusative		jetën
dative	jete	jetës	jetëve	jetëve
ablative			jetësh

Derived terms

• jetak
• jetësjetës
• jetësoj
• jetik
• jetoj
• jetos
• përjetë

Compounds

• jeta e mot
• jetëbardhë
• jetëdhënës
• jetëgjatë
• jetëkëputur
• jetëmadh
• jetëmarrës
• jetëngathët
• jetëngrisur
• jetënxirë
• jetëpanisur
• jetëpasosur
• jetëprurës
• jetëshkretë
• jetëshkrim
• jetëshkrues
• jetëshkurtër
• jetëzbrazët
• jetëzi

Anthroponyms

• Jeta
• Jetmir
• Jetmira

Descendants

• → Aromanian: etã

References

• FMGJSH (2026), “jét/ë,~a”, FGJSSH (1980), page 743ab: “jét/ë,~a”
• Topalli (2017), page 673b: “jétë”, Çabej SEFSH [1950s–1980], vol. 4, page 407: “jetë”
• Tagliavini (1937), pages 133f.: “i̯ęt”, Meyer (1891), page 163: “jetɛ”
• Mann (1948), page 170a: “jetë”, Bashkimi (1908), page 169a: “iéte”
• Weigand (1914), page 31ab: “jet-a”, Leotti (1916), page 91: “jet-a”
• Kristoforidhi (1904), pages 133f.: “ϳέτε̯-α”
• Jungg (1895), page 50a: “jet”, Rossi (1875), page 607ab: “ièt”
• Kamsi (2000), page 110b: “jet/ë-a”, Giordano (1963), page 170a: “jète-a”, Gerbino (2010), page 58: “jét/ë”
• Bardhi (1635), page 184: “vita” → “ieta”

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

jetë

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of jam
   • 1987, “Ushtari i vrarë”, in Petraq Kolevica, transl., Poezi gjermane dhe austriake, page 97:

     Sikur dhe i vdekur të jetë, // Për mua në zemër jeton!

     [original: Und ist er dahin und gestorben, // Meinem Herzen stirbt er nicht.]

     Even if he were dead, for me, in my heart, he lives!

References

• Mann (1948), page 170a: “jetë, të —”

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

jetë (dialectal)

1. alternative form of jeset, third-person singular present subjunctive of jes

References

• Mann (1948), page 170a: “jetë, të —”