vetëm

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Albanian

Etymology

From vetë (“self”) +‎ -më.

Pronunciation

Adjective

i vetëm (feminine e vetme)

  1. only, single
  2. alone, deserted
  3. solitary, lonely
  4. united, jointed
    Synonyms: i bashkuar, i pandarë
    një fjalë e vetme ― a single word, i.e. without spaces
  5. common, unified, shared
    Synonyms: i përbashkët, i njësuar
  6. identical, unchanged, same
    Synonym: i pandryshuar
    në një vend të vetëm ― in the same place

Noun

i vetëm

  1. loner, recluse
    Synonym: murg

Adverb

vetëm

  1. alone
    mbetur vetëm ― left alone

Particle

vetëm

  1. only, solely, just
    vetëm ti ― only you
  2. Reinforces imperatives.
    Vetëm shko! ― Just go!

References

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “vetε”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 468

Further reading

  • “vetëm”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 2145
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