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Albanian
Etymology
From vetë (“self”) + -më.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
i vetëm (feminine e vetme)
- only, single
- alone, deserted
- solitary, lonely
- united, jointed
- Synonyms: i bashkuar, i pandarë
- një fjalë e vetme ― a single word, i.e. without spaces
- common, unified, shared
- Synonyms: i përbashkët, i njësuar
- identical, unchanged, same
- Synonym: i pandryshuar
- në një vend të vetëm ― in the same place
Noun
i vetëm
- loner, recluse
- Synonym: murg
Adverb
vetëm
- alone
- mbetur vetëm ― left alone
Particle
vetëm
- only, solely, just
- vetëm ti ― only you
- Reinforces imperatives.
- Vetëm shko! ― Just go!
References
- ^ 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
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language], 1980, page 2145