Albanian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian pȁtka (female duck) ~ pátak (male duck).[1]

Noun

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patë f (plural pata, definite pata, definite plural patat)

  1. goose
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Albanian *patā, related to petë.

Noun

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patë f (plural pata, definite pata, definite plural patat)

  1. plectrum
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “patë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 312-313