amë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ame"

Albanian

Etymology 1

Gheg dialectal form (vs. Tosk amëz), from Proto-Albanian *admā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-.[1]

Alternative forms
  • âmëz, âmzë

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aːm/

Noun

amë f

  1. taste, flavor; scent, fragrance
  2. unpleasant smell, odour
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Gheg; from Proto-Albanian *abnā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ph₃n-éh₂, from *h₂ep- (“body of water”). Compare Old Irish aub, Latin amnis (“river”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aːm/

Noun

amë f

  1. spring, source of a spring, headwater; stream bed
  2. stub of a ticket, check, invoice, or coupon
  3. stick used as a prop for the roof
  4. (Gheg) river channel, riverbed
  5. (Gheg) silt, dregs
Synonyms
Derived terms

References
  1. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 76
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