vetë

See also: vete, veté, and vête

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *swetā, from Proto-Indo-European *swet- (“self; one's own”), from *swé; compare Lithuanian svetỹs (“foreigner”), Russian сват (svat, “matchmaker; father-in-law”), Attic Greek ἔτης (étēs, “relative, friend”), Elean Greek ϝέτας (wétas). Related to u. Closely related to Messapic veinan (“his, one's”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɛt]

Noun

vetë f (plural veta, definite veta, definite plural vetat)

1. self
2. person

Declension

Declension of vetë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	vetë	veta	veta	vetat
accusative			vetën
dative	vete	vetave	vetës	vetavet
ablative		vetash

Related terms

• veta e parë
• veta e dytë
• veta e tretë