butë

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See also: bute, Bute, buté, būte, büte, and būtė

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bukta, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (to bend, bow) (compare English bow, Irish bog (soft), Lithuanian bukùs).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

i butë (feminine plural të buta)

  1. soft, gentle, mild
  2. tender (to the touch), sensitive
  3. meek, mellow, docile, calm
  4. tame, domesticated

References

  1. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 215