anë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ane"

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ânë, ândë — Gheg

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ˈ)an(ə)/, [aːn]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

Declension

Declension of anë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	anë	anë	ana	anët
accusative			anën
dative	ane	anëve	anës	anëvet
ablative		anësh

Synonyms

• buzë

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun "anë"

• an
• anas
• anadetas
• analumas
• anamalas
• anëtar
• anembanë
• mbanë
• ndanë
• andej
• anoj
• anësor
• i njëanshëm
• anësisht
• anësi
• paanësi
• anës
• anësoj
• anshëm

Etymology 2

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.

Alternative forms

• ânë (Gheg)

Noun

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

1. (dialectal) vessel, cooker
2. (dialectal, anatomy) blood vessel

Derived terms

• ani, anije

Related terms

• an, enë

Etymology 3

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”).

Noun

anë f

1. bloodline

Related terms

• ane