bagëti

Albanian

Alternative forms

bakti

Etymology

Based on an unattested adjective derived from Proto-Slavic *bogatъ (“rich”) or going back to the otherwise unregistered Proto-Slavic *bogatьje (“richness”).^[1] According to Topalli, the final -i is a native suffix.^[2] Compare related adjective i/e begatë.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baɡ(ə)ˈti/

Noun

bagëti f (plural bagëti, definite bagëtia, definite plural bagëtitë)

cattle, livestock
idiot

Declension

Declension of bagëti

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	bagëti	bagëti	bagëtia	bagëtitë
accusative	bagëti	bagëti	bagëtinë	bagëtitë
dative	bagëtie	bagëtive	bagëtisë	bagëtive
ablative	bagëtie	bagëtish	bagëtisë	bagëtive

Synonyms

gjedh

References

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bagëti”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 14
^ Topalli, K. (2017) “bagëti”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 156

[1] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bagëti”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 14

[2] Topalli, K. (2017) “bagëti”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 156

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