amvisë

Albanian

Etymology

Compound of amë (“mother”) and vis (“land, country, settlement”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“house, settlement”) (compare Ancient Greek οἰκία (oikía, “house (clan)”), Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬚 (viθ, “royal court”)), literally "mother of the house".

Noun

amvisë f (plural amvisa, definite amvisa, definite plural amvisat)

1. housewife

Declension

Declension of amvisë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	amvisë	amvisa	amvisa	amvisat
accusative		amvisën
dative	amviseje	amvisës	amvisave	amvisave
ablative			amvisash

Derived terms

• amvisëri
• amvisëroj

Related terms

• vis
• visele