shëmitër

Albanian

Alternative forms

• mitër

Etymology

From shën +‎ Dhimitër, a calque of Latin Sanctus Demetrius, the latter derived directly from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios). The martyr is venerated in Albania on 26 October, linking the month to the saint's day.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃəˈmitəɾ/
• Rhymes: -itəɾ
• Hyphenation: shë‧mí‧tër

Noun

shëmitër m (definite shëmítri) (archaic)

1. October

   Synonyms: tetor, britm i dytë (archaic), vjeshtë e dytë (archaic)

2. November

   Synonyms: nëntor, britm i tretë (archaic)

Declension

Declension of shëmitër

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	shëmitër	shëmitri
accusative		shëmitrin
dat./abl.	shëmitri	shëmitrit

Further reading

• “shëmitër”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “shëmitër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “Shëmitër”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 473