pastaj

Albanian

Alternative forms

• pasandaj — colloquial or dialectal, originally Tosk
  • pasandajë — Calabria
• mbasandaj — originally Gheg
  • ënbasandaj — obsolete, Gheg
  • masandaj, masandej, masanej, masnej — Gheg
  • mandej, manej, mani — Gheg
  • masanden — Borgo Erizzo
• pastajë — archaic
• pstaj, psaj — Calabria
• pastaja, pastajna, pastajte, pastajza — dialectal
  • pëstana — Calabria

Etymology

From pas, mbas (“after”) +‎ ndaj (“towards”), without the n-.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aj

Adverb

pastaj

1. afterwards, after that, then

   Synonym: më vonë

2. subsequently, afterwards (in space)
3. besides, moreover, also, furthermore

   Synonym: veç kësaj

4. else, otherwise (in threats)

   Synonyms: ndryshe, përndryshe

Derived terms

• mëpastajshëm
• pastajmë
• pastajshëm

 

References

• “pastáj”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1379a
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “pastaj”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 354ab
• Tagliavini, Carlo (1937) “maŝandę́n”, in L'albanese di Dalmazia. […] (in Italian), Florence: Leo S. Olschki, page 184
• Leotti, Angelo (1916) “pastáj”, in L'albanese parlato (in Italian), Milan: U. Hoepli, page 137
• Weigand, Gustav (1914) “pastáj”, in Albanesisch–deutsches und deutsch–albanesisches Wörterbuch (in German), Leipzig: J. A. Barth, page 66a
• Jungg, G. (1895) “masannei”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 76a
• Meyer, G. (1891) “pas”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 322f.
• Rossi, F. (1875) “massanèi”, in Vocabolario della lingua epirotica–italiana (in Italian), page 797b