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majtë

See also: majte

Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós (“hand”). Cognate to Ancient Greek μάρη (márē, “hand”), Latin manus (“hand”), Gothic manwus (“willing, ready”), Old Norse mund (“hand”). Alternatively, a Romance *manctus based on Latin mancus "maimed, infirm", mirroring the development of Italian manca "left hand". Cf Albanian mëngjër "left" < Romance *mancinus. [2][3]

Noun edit

majtë f (plural majta, definite majta, definite plural majtat)

  1. left hand

References edit

  1. ^ "A short Albanian grammar with vocabularies, and selected passages for reading", page 195, Stuart Edward Mann.
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary. Pages 242, 261.
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2000). Concise Albanian Grammar. Page 117.
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