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vathë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *au̯aϑā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to dwell, abide, pass/stay the night”). Cognate to Sanskrit वास (vāsá-, “sojourn, stay, spending the night”), प्रौष्ठ (próṣṭha-, “lodging”).[1] Alternatively from an unattested *vartë, from Proto-Albanian *wartā, close to Tocharian B wärto (“garten”), Irish fert (“grave mound”), Old English weorð (“yard”).[2]

Noun

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vathë m (plural vathe, definite vatha, definite plural vathet)

  1. (sheep) fold, pen, cote (fenced area, in which the small cattle is herded together for the night)

Declension

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Declension of vathë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vathë vatha vatha vathat
accusative vathën
dative vathe vathës vathave vathave
ablative vathash

References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997), Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 412
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “vathë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 496
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