foshnjë

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

It reflects an unattested *fosh that may result (irregularly as far as the anlaut is concerned) from *ftosh, the latter being a borrowing from Latin fētōsus, to fētus (“offspring”).[1]

Noun

foshnjë f (plural foshnja, definite foshnja, definite plural foshnjat)

  1. infant

Declension

Declension of foshnjë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative foshnjë foshnja foshnja foshnjat
accusative foshnjën
dative foshnje foshnjës foshnjave foshnjave
ablative foshnjash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “foshnjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 102

Further reading

  • “foshnjë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006
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