rosë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rose"

Albanian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts ~ *h₂n̥h₂tés (“duck”), through an *ih₂-stem variant *h₂néh₂t-ih₂ ~ *h₂n̥h₂t-yéh₂ (eventually *anātyā), an innovation similar to those found in Ancient Greek νῆττα (nêtta) and Sanskrit आति (ātí). The change from n-r can be attributed to rhotacism. Cognates in closely akin Paleo-Balkan languages were lent into Romanian rață (“duck”) and Slovene ráca (“duck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾosə/
• Rhymes: -osə

Noun

rosë f (plural rosa)

1. duck (Anas)

   Synonym: rikë

2. bedpan

Declension

Declension of rosë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rosë	rosa	rosa	rosat
accusative		rosën
dative	roseje	rosës	rosave	rosave
ablative			rosash

Derived terms

• rosak
• rosë deti
• rosë e egër
• roskë

References

• “ros/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980, page 1671f.
• Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rosë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 374
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “rosë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 430a