Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Attributed to Latin vīvere "to live" by Orel, with regular effacement of Latin v /w/ after vowels other than /u/ (cf. latyrë < lavātūra, shqa < sclavus, noshtër < novaster, etc).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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vuaj (aorist vuajta, participle vuajtur)

  1. (intransitive) to suffer, to feel pain
  2. (transitive) to suffer, to endure

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Aromanian: vuest

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vuaj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 516