hë
See also: Appendix:Variations of "he"
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *skainai. Compare Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (skeinan), Old High German skinan (“to shine”), with a similar sense development to that of English 'in a twinkling'.[1]
Interjection edit
hë
- precedes and reinforces an expression of emotion
- encourages action: go on! let's go! move it!
Alternative forms edit
- hê (Gheg)
Adverb edit
hë
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “hë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 146