botë

See also: bote, Bote, boté, bóte, and böte

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bwātā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewh₂-. Cognate to Sanskrit भू (bhū́-, “earth, world”) and भूमि (bhū́mi-, “earth, ground, soil”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɔtə/

Noun

botë f (indefinite plural bota, definite singular bota, definite plural botat)

  1. world
  2. earth
  3. soil

Declension
Declension of botë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative botë botë bota botët
accusative botën
dative bote botëve botës botëvet
ablative botësh

Derived terms
  • botoj
  • (Standard, Tosk) botror, (Gheg) botnor
  • (Standard, Tosk) botëror

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 33
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