sonte

Albanian

Alternative forms

• sonde

Etymology

Syncope of Old Albanian sonëte, from Proto-Albanian *tˢjānaktāi, from Pre-Albanian (post-Proto-Indo-European) *ḱyeh₂ nékʷtey, dative-locative compound, literally ‘this night’. Cognate to Lithuanian šiąnakt and Latvian šonakt (“today”). Same type of construction as sot, sivjet. More at natë.

Adverb

sonte

1. tonight

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈson.te/, [ˈs̠ɔn̪t̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈson.te/, [ˈsɔn̪t̪e]

Noun

sonte

1. ablative singular of sōns