rrëfanë

Albanian

Etymology

Uncertain. Either:

1. a prefixed formation of rrë- +‎ *fanë, with the latter unattested; from Proto-Albanian *span(d)ā, cognate to Old Norse fanta, fattr (“curved”), Latin pandus (“bend, crooked, curved”),(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)
2. according to Orel, derived from rrëfej in its unattested meaning '*to carry (away)', continuing the same meaning as Latin referre.

Noun

rrëfanë f (plural rrëfana, definite rrëfana, definite plural rrëfanat)

1. handle, curved utensile

   Synonym: vjegë

Declension

Declension of rrëfanë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	rrëfanë	rrëfana	rrëfana	rrëfanat
accusative			rrëfanën
dative	rrëfane	rrëfanave	rrëfanës	rrëfanavet
ablative		rrëfanash

Derived terms

• rrëfangull