amvisë

Albanian

Etymology

Compound of amë (“mother”) and vis (“land, country, settlement”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“house, settlement”) (compare Ancient Greek οἰκία (oikía, “house (clan)”), Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬚‎ (viθ, “royal court”)), literally "mother of the house".

Noun

amvisë f (indefinite plural amvisa, definite singular amvisa, definite plural amvisat)

  1. housewife

Declension

Derived terms

  • amvisëri
  • amvisëroj
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