hënë

See also: hene and hene-

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kʰandnā, from earlier *skond-nah₂, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand- (to shine) (compare Welsh can (white), Latin candeō (to shine, gleam), Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, shining; moon)).[1] Possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *kando-[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhən(ə)]
  • Gheg: IPA(key): [hə̃ːn]

Noun

hënë f (plural hëna, definite hëna, definite plural hënat)

  1. (Tosk, Standard Albanian) moon

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 212
  2. Oleander, T.(editor).(2022). Albanian.The indo-European Language family. p. 223-245. Hyllested, A. & Joseph, B. D.
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