tytë

See also: tyte

Albanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tyːt]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *tūtā, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell; crowd; be strong”),[1] also forming a doublet of tul and tëtanë (possibly).

Noun

tytë f (indefinite plural tyta, definite singular tyta, definite plural tytat)

  1. pipe, tube, barrel
  2. empty place, desert
    Synonyms: shkretëtirë, repë
Declension
Declension of tytë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative tytë tyta tyta tytat
accusative tytën
dative tyte tytave tytës tytavet
ablative tytash

Etymology 2

From tytë, most likely before the development of the tube sense.

Adjective

tytë (feminine tyta)

  1. empty, unnecessary, futile

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 471
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