anë

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Albanian[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /(ˈ)an(ə)/, [aːn]

Etymology 1[edit]

With loss of -d- from archaic and dialectal ândë, from Proto-Albanian *antā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (compare English end).[1]

Noun[edit]

anë f (plural anë, definite ana, definite plural anët)

  1. side (the bounding straight edge of an object)
  2. edge
  3. verge, brink
  4. region, portion
  5. facet
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *aukn-, from possibly Proto-Indo-European *h₂euk(ʷ)-sno- (pot), from the root *h₂ukʷ- ~ *Hukʷ-. Cognate e.g. to Sanskrit उखा (ukhā, pot), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns, oven), English oven.

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anë f (plural enë, definite ana, definite plural enët)

  1. (dialectal) vessel, cooker
  2. (dialectal, anatomy) blood vessel
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Etymology 3[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *an- (male or female ancestor). Compare Old High German ano (grandfather, great-grandfather, forefather), ana (grandmother, great-grandmother, ancestress), German Ahn (grandfather, great-grandfather, forefather) and Old Prussian ane (old mother).

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anë f

  1. bloodline
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 77