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vajzë

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See also: vajze

Albanian

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Një vajzë shqiptare (1884)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From dialectal vajë +‎ -zë (diminutive suffix), from *varjë, from *varë, contraction of *vëharë, from Proto-Albanian *swesarā, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (sister).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vajzë f (plural vajza, definite vajza, definite plural vajzat)

  1. girl (female child)
    Synonyms: gocë, çikë, cucë

Declension

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Declension of vajzë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vajzë vajza vajza vajzat
accusative vajzën
dative vajze vajzës vajzave vajzave
ablative vajzash
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Descendants

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  • Greek: βαΐζω (vaḯzo)

Further reading

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  • vajzë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “vajzë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]