zonjë
Albanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom *džotnja, from Proto-Albanian *dzwāptnjā, from earlier *w(i)tspátnjā, from Proto-Indo-European *wiḱ-pót-nih₂ (“clan matriarch”), from *wiḱpótis (compare Lithuanian viešpatni (“lady”)), compound of *weyḱ- (“clan, kindred”) (compare Ancient Greek οἰκία (oikía, “house (clan)”), Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬚 (viθ, “royal court”)) and *pótnih₂ (compare Ancient Greek πότνια (pótnia)), feminine of *pótis (“master”). More at zot.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzonjë f (plural zonja, definite zonja, definite plural zonjat)
Declension
editDeclension of zonjë
Derived terms
edit- zonjë e bukur (“belladonna”)
- zonjë e bekuar (“madonna”)
- zonjë e mirë (“smallpox”)