Albanian
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Etymology
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Uncertain; potentially from mal (“mountain”) + dhe (“earth”) + -a (feminine definite article) > *Maldhea > *Maldhia > *Maudhia > Mauthia.
Pronunciation
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Mauthia f
- (mythology) spirit of the earth and mountains[1][2][3][4]
References
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- ^ Elsie 2001, p. 176.
- ^ Poghirc 1987, p. 179
- ^ Elsie, Robert (2001). A Dictionary of Albanian Religion, Mythology and Folk Culture. London:
- ^ Poghirc, Cicerone (1987). "Albanian Religion". In Mircea Eliade (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Religion. 1. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co. pp. 178–180.