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Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Proto-Albanian *ata, from Proto-Indo-European *átta, whence also Hittite 𒀜𒋫𒀸 (attas), Ancient Greek ἄττα (átta), Latin atta, Proto-Slavic *otьcь, and similar Lallwörter.
Pronunciation
Noun
atë m (plural etër, definite ati, definite plural etërit)
- father
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Related terms
- (Religion) Ati ynë (“Lord's Prayer”)
Etymology 2
See ato.
Pronoun
atë
- it, that, him, her (accusative)
References
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 83
Further reading
- Jungg, G. (1895) “aat”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 1
- “atë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980
- Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “atë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 11
- Newmark, L. (1999) “atë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary
- “atë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006