hënë

See also: hene and hene-

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • hânë (Gheg)
  • hânëz (Elbasan)
  • hënëz (Tosk)
  • hënxë (Arbëresh)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kʰandnā, from earlier *skond-nah₂, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand- (“to shine”) (compare Welsh can (“white”), Latin candeō (“to shine, gleam”), Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “shining; moon”)).[1] Possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *kando-[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hənə/, [hə̃ːn]

Noun

hënë f (indefinite plural hëna, definite singular hëna, definite plural hënat)

  1. (Tosk, Standard Albanian) moon

Declension
Declension of hënë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative hënë hëna hëna hënat
accusative hënën
dative hëne hënave hënës hënavet
ablative hënash

Derived terms

References
  1. Schumacher, Stefan; Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 212
  2. Oleander, T.(editor).(2022). Albanian.The indo-European Language family. p. 223-245. Hyllested, A. & Joseph, B. D.
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