Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Gheg variant of Standard Albanian Dedë. See Dedë for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɛːdə/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /dɛːd/ (loss of ending -ë (/ə/) in Gheg)

Proper noun

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Ded f (plural Ded(ë), definite Deda, definite plural Ded(ë)t)

  1. a male given name
  2. indefinite form of Deda

Declension

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  • Note that Dedë is a male given name but the ending forms of this declension are of feminine gender.
  • The final (Schwa) in the nominative/accusative singular/plural forms of Dedë can be dropped, resulting in Ded (common among Gheg dialects).
Declension of Ded
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Ded Deda Ded(ë) Ded(ë)t
accusative Ded(ë)n
dative Dedeje Ded(ë)s Ded(ë)ve Ded(ë)ve
ablative Ded(ë)sh
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