foshnjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

It reflects an unattested *fosh that may result (irregularly as far as the anlaut is concerned) from *ftosh, the latter being a borrowing from Latin fētōsus, to fētus (“offspring”).[1]

Noun

foshnjë f (plural foshnja, definite foshnja, definite plural foshnjat)

  1. infant

Declension
Declension of foshnjë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative foshnjë foshnja foshnja foshnjat
accusative foshnjën
dative foshnje foshnjave foshnjës foshnjavet
ablative foshnjash
  • fashqe

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “foshnjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 102

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