vjeshtë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *vestā, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂st- (“empty, wasted”), with a sense development of 'to decay, wither' (of nature). Cognate with Old High German wuosti, wuasti (“a waste; > Modern German Wüste”). Others have compared it with Latin aestas (“summer”), Gothic 𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌽𐍃 (asans, “harvest time”) and Old English ast (“dried stove”). Pokorny makes a connection with the Latin goddess Vesta (and her Greek equivalent Εστία), which he considers of Illyrian origin. Orel derives it from Proto-Albanian *wel-estā, derived from vjel (“to pluck, vintage”) (from Proto-Albanian *wela), cognate to Lithuanian suvalýti (“to harvest, reap”) and Ancient Greek εἴλω (eílō, “to shut in, press”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvjɛʃtə/, [vjɛʃt]

Noun

vjeshtë f (plural vjeshta, definite vjeshta, definite plural vjeshtat)

1. autumn, fall
2. (archaic) October

Declension

Declension of vjeshtë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	vjeshtë	vjeshta	vjeshta	vjeshtat
accusative			vjeshtën
dative	vjeshteje	vjeshtave	vjeshtës	vjeshtave
ablative		vjeshtash

Related terms

• vishtat
• tetor

See also

• (seasons) stinë; pranverë, verë, vjeshtë, dimër ^{(Category: sq:Seasons)}