banë

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly akin to bëj (“to make, do”).[1]

Noun

banë f (plural bana, definite bana, definite plural banat)

  1. shepherd's hut on the mountains
    Synonym: tëbanë
    Hypernym: kasolle
  2. dwelling, abode, residence, house

Declension
Declension of banë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative banë bana bana banat
accusative banën
dative bane banave banës banavet
ablative banash

Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “banë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 16

Further reading
  • “banë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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