hënë
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word hënë. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word hënë, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say hënë in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word hënë you have here. The definition of the word hënë will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofhënë, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *kʰandnā, from earlier *skond-nah₂, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand- (“to shine”) (compare Welsh can (“white”), Latin candeō (“to shine, gleam”), Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “shining; moon”)).[1] Possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *kando-[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
hënë f (plural hëna, definite hëna, definite plural hënat)
Declension
Declension of hënë
Derived terms
References
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 212
- ^ Oleander, T.(editor).(2022). Albanian.The indo-European Language family. p. 223-245. Hyllested, A. & Joseph, B. D.