See also: bije

Albanian

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Etymology

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From archaic and dialectal bilë, from Proto-Albanian *bir(i)lā, derivative of *bira. More at bir. Phonetically and semantically close to Messapic *bilia (daughter) and Messapic *biles (son).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbij(ə)/, [biːj]

Noun

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bijë f (plural bija, definite bija, definite plural bijat)

  1. daughter
  2. girl

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bijë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 26