Inherited from Proto-Albanian *w(ī)džatī, from Proto-Indo-European *wídḱm̥ti (“twenty”).[1][2] The initial z-, corresponding to the *-ḱ-, in place of **dh- is explained by the adjacency with the original *w.[n 1]
-zet
From -z (verb-forming suffix) + -et (noun-forming suffix).[1]
-zet
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | -zet | -zetek |
| accusative | -zetet | -zeteket |
| dative | -zetnek | -zeteknek |
| instrumental | -zettel | -zetekkel |
| causal-final | -zetért | -zetekért |
| translative | -zetté | -zetekké |
| terminative | -zetig | -zetekig |
| essive-formal | -zetként | -zetekként |
| essive-modal | -zetül | — |
| inessive | -zetben | -zetekben |
| superessive | -zeten | -zeteken |
| adessive | -zetnél | -zeteknél |
| illative | -zetbe | -zetekbe |
| sublative | -zetre | -zetekre |
| allative | -zethez | -zetekhez |
| elative | -zetből | -zetekből |
| delative | -zetről | -zetekről |
| ablative | -zettől | -zetektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
-zeté | -zeteké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
-zetéi | -zetekéi |
| Possessive forms of -zet | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | -zetem | -zeteim |
| 2nd person sing. | -zeted | -zeteid |
| 3rd person sing. | -zete | -zetei |
| 1st person plural | -zetünk | -zeteink |
| 2nd person plural | -zetetek | -zeteitek |
| 3rd person plural | -zetük | -zeteik |