moshë

See also: Moshe

Albanian

Alternative forms

• mocë (Gheg)
• mishë, motshë

Etymology

From archaic motshë, from Proto-Albanian *mātusā, from *māti (“time”) (modern mot). Possibly lent Romanian moș (“grandfather”) after the changes of *-t(u)š- to *-š-. More at mot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔʃə/, [mɔːʃ]

Noun

moshë f (plural mosha, definite mosha, definite plural moshat)

1. age
2. (collective) generation

Descendants

• >? Romanian: moș

Derived terms

Derived terms

• moshar
• moshatar
• moshëm, moçëm, motshëm
• moshtar
• moshuar, moshtuar

Compounds

• moshëthyer