potir

Albanian

Alternative forms

• putir

Etymology

Borrowed from South Slavic, from Ancient Greek ποτήριον (potḗrion). Compare Romanian potir.

Noun

potír m (plural potírë, definite potíri, definite plural potírët)

1. cup, glass, chalice

   Synonym: gotë

References

• “potir”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “calix, bicchiero — putyr”

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic потирь (potirĭ), from Ancient Greek ποτήριον (potḗrion).

Noun

potir n (plural potire)

1. chalice

Declension

Declension of potir

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) potir	potirul	(niște) potire	potirele
genitive/dative	(unui) potir	potirului	(unor) potire	potirelor
vocative	potirule		potirelor