banjtar

Albanian

Alternative forms

• banjitar — archaic

Etymology

By surface analysis, banjë (“bath”) +‎ -tar. Possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin balneātor (“bath attendant”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɾ

Noun

banjtar m (plural banjtarë) (archaic)

1. bath attendant

   Synonym: banjar

2. bather

   Synonym: banjar

References

• Mann, S. E. (1948) “banjtar”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 19b
• Rossi, F. (1875) “bàgnitaar”, in Vocabolario della lingua epirotica–italiana (in Italian), page 53b
• Miklosich, Franz (1871) “bagno it.”, in Albanische Forschungen II. Die romanischen Elemente im Albanischen (in German), Vienna: Karl Gerold’s Sohn, page 4
• Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 3: “balneator — bagnitaar”