anë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- Gheg: ânë, ândë
Etymology 1
With loss of -d- from archaic and dialectal ândë, from Proto-Albanian *antā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (compare English end).
Noun
anë f (indefinite plural anë, definite singular ana, definite plural anët)
Declension
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) |
definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) |
singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) | ||
| nominative (emërore) |
anë | ana | ana | anat | |
| accusative (kallëzore) |
anë | ana | anën | anat | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) |
ane | anave | anës | anave | |
| dative (dhanore) |
ane | anave | anës | anave | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) |
ane | anash | anës | anave | |
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Dialectal; from Proto-Albanian *aukn-, from Proto-Indo-European *h2euk(w)-sno- 'pot', *aukw- (“cooking pot”), *Hukʷ-. Cognate to Gothic auhns (auhns, “oven”) and Sanskrit उखा (ukhā, “pot”). Compare also English oven.
Alternative forms
- ânë (Gheg)
Noun
anë f (indefinite plural enë, definite singular ana, definite plural enët)
- (dialectal) vessel, cooker
- (dialectal, anatomy) blood vessel
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 3
From Proto-Indo-European *ḫ-an- 'male or female ancestor'. Compare Old High German ano (“grandfather, great-grandfather, forefather”), ana (“grandmother, great-grandmother, ancestress”), German Ahn (“grandfather, great-grandfather, forefather”) and Old Prussian ane (“old mother”).
Noun
anë f