nëmë

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *namā,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (to apportion, sacrifice) (compare German nehmen (to take), Ancient Greek νέμω (némō, to distribute), νέμεσις (némesis, wrath)).

Noun[edit]

nëmë f

  1. curse

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “nëmë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 291