mirë
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mire"
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *mīrā- from older Proto-Albanian *meirā[2] Proto-Indo-European *meih₁-ro (“peace”)[3] (compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *meiˀrás (“peace”), Proto-Slavic *milъ (“nice, gentle, mild”)), enlargement of *meih₁- (“soft, mild”) (compare Latin mītis (“soft (not chewy)”)).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
i mirë (feminine plural të mira)
Adverb edit
mirë
- well
- S'flas shqip mirë .
- I don't speak Albanian well.
Derived terms edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 80, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
- ^ Orel, Vladimir. (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary.p 19
- ^ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997. p. 268.