atë

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ate"

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

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Noun

atë m (plural etër, definite ati, definite plural etërit)

  1. father
    Synonyms: apë, babë (“dad, daddy”), baba (“the dad(ddy)”), babai (“id”), tatë (“father, dad”), tata (“the father, the dad”)
Declension
Declension of atë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative atë ati etër etërit
accusative atin
dative eti atit etërve etërve
ablative etërish
Derived terms
  • (Religion) Ati ynë (“Lord's Prayer”)

Etymology 2

See ato.

Pronoun

atë

  1. it, that, him, her (accusative)

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz ] (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 , page 1
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe ‎, 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 (in Albanian), 2006

Kamkata-viri

Alternative forms

  • atu (Western Kata-viri)

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *ãtari, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hantár, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér.

Pronunciation

Adverb

atë (Kamviri)

  1. in

References

  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “â′ta”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎
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