ëndë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- andë
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Albanian *antā (“desire; breath, soul”)[1], from *anja (“to breathe”) (whence ëj (“to blow; to swell”))[2], from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”), + *-tā (nominal suffix). Compare semantics of Tocharian B āñme (“wish, desire; self, inner being, soul”)[3]. Possibly related to the personal name Illyrian *Andis.
Noun
ëndë f (indefinite plural ënda, definite singular ënda, definite plural ëndat)
- desire, inclination, pleasure
- Pranë teje e kam ëndën.
- I feel pleasure next to you.
Declension
Declension of ëndë
| indefinite | definite | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | ëndë | ënda | ënda | ëndat |
| accusative | ëndën | |||
| dative | ënde | ëndave | ëndës | ëndavet |
| ablative | ëndash | |||
Derived terms
- ëndje
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “ëndë ~ andë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 91
- Meyer, Gustav (1891), “aj”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, pages 5-6: “anjô”
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “āñme”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 43-44
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