afat
Albanian
editEtymology
editUncertain.
Gustav Meyer didn't include it in his dictionary. Eqrem Çabej attempts a derivation from Turkish and affirms it is a relatively new word. Vladimir Orel, probably conviced by Eqrem Çabej-s proposal, ignores it. Ardian Vehbiu, who usually does not deal with etymologies, proposes a derivation from the Italian expression va fatto and compares it to the Albanian word apostafat, which comes from the Italian apposta fatto.[1]
A formation from Proto-Albanian *apo-t-is, based on Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“away, off”), with the labial plosive followed by back vowel yielding -f- (cf. avull, afër), and -is-, as well as -os-, yielding zero in unstressed position. Cognate to Proto-Germanic *aftiz (“again”) (whence Old English eftesoons (“again, soon”) > English after). Related to afër. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editafat m (plural afate, definite afati, definite plural afatet)
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