mëndafsh

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa). Meaning in common with Eastern Romance: compare Romanian mătase (“silk”), however different than Dalmatian matuos and Italian matassa (“skein, hank”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mənˈdafʃ]

Noun

mëndáfsh m (definite mëndafshi)

1. silk

Declension

Declension of mëndafsh

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mëndafsh	mëndafshi	mëndafshe	mëndafshet
accusative		mëndafshin
dative	mëndafshi	mëndafshit	mëndafsheve	mëndafsheve
ablative			mëndafshesh

Further reading

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