sonte

Albanian

Alternative forms

sonde

Etymology

Syncope of Old Albanian sonëte, from Proto-Albanian *tˢjānaktāi, from Pre-Albanian (post-Proto-Indo-European) *ḱye h₂ nékʷtey, dative-locative compound, literally ‘this night’. Cognate to Lithuanian šiąnakt and Latvian šonakt (“today”). Same type of construction as sot, sivjet. More at natë.

Adverb

sonte

tonight

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈson.te/, [ˈs̠ɔn̪t̪ɛ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈson.te/, [ˈsɔn̪t̪e]

Noun

sonte

ablative singular of sōns

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