mblesë

Albanian

Etymology

Either a derivative of mbloj, or from Proto-Albanian *ambi-pletsā, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱt-t- (“to plait”). Cognate to Latin plectāre (“plait”), Old Norse flétta (“plait”), Old High German flechtan (“plait”). The semantic development goes from 'to interweave, tie together' to 'to combine' (an engagement).

Noun

mblesë f (plural mblesa, definite mblesa, definite plural mblesat)

1. betrothal, marriage engagement brokered through a matchmaker

Declension

Declension of mblesë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	mblesë	mblesa	mblesa	mblesat
accusative			mblesën
dative	mbleseje	mblesave	mblesës	mblesave
ablative		mblesash

Derived terms

• mblesëri
• mblesëroj

 

Related terms

• mbles
• mbloj
• pleks