fëng

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *fangus (“mud”), whence Italian fango.[1] Jokl claims a borrowing from Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍃 (waggs, “paradise, *meadow”), from Proto-Germanic *wangaz (“field, meadow”).[1]

Noun

fëng m (plural fëngje, definite fëngu, definite plural fëngjet)

  1. Chrysopogon gryllus
  2. Synonym of fëngishtë

Declension
Declension of fëng
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative fëng fëngje fëngu fëngjet
accusative fëngun
dative fëngu fëngjeve fëngut fëngjevet
ablative fëngjesh

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “fëng ~ fang”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 96

Further reading
  • “fëng”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “fëng”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
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