nënë
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nene"
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *na(n)nā, from Proto-Indo-European *nan(n)-eh₂- (“mother”), possibly a Lallwort. Closely related to Messapic ana, cognate to Ancient Greek νάννη (nánnē, “aunt, mother”), Welsh nain (“grandmother”), Sanskrit नना (nanā́, “mother”), Persian ننه (nane, “mother, grandmother”), Ukrainian неня (nenja, “mother”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nënë f (plural nëna, definite nëna, definite plural nënat)
- mother
- grandmother
- Synonym: gjyshe
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nënë | nëna | nëna | nënat |
| accusative | nënën | |||
| dative | nëne | nënës | nënave | nënave |
| ablative | nënash | |||
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nënë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006