bagëti

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Based on an unattested adjective derived from Proto-Slavic *bogatъ (“rich”) or going back to the otherwise unregistered Proto-Slavic *bogatьje (“richness”).[1] According to Topalli, the final -i is a native suffix.[2] Compare related adjective i/e begatë.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baɡ(ə)ˈti/

Noun

bagëti f (plural bagëti, definite bagëtia, definite plural bagëtitë)

  1. cattle, livestock
  2. idiot

Declension
Declension of bagëti
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative bagëti bagëti bagëtia bagëtitë
accusative bagëtinë
dative bagëtie bagëtive bagëtisë bagëtive
ablative bagëtish

Synonyms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bagëti”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 14
  2. Topalli, K. (2017) “bagëti”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 156
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