aftë

See also: afte

Albanian

Pronunciation

Etymology

From aft from Proto-Albanian *aweita, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₁- (compare Ancient Greek ἀῦτμη (aûtmē) ‘breath’, Welsh awel ‘breeze’)[1],meaning to have will,to have power or breath to do something.

Adjective

i aftë m (feminine e afta, masculine plural të aftë, feminine plural të afta)

  1. able, proficient, skilled

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.71
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