vjeshtë

Albanian

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Albanian *wel-estā, derived from vjel (to pluck, vintage) (from Proto-Albanian *wela), cognate to Lithuanian suvalýti (to harvest, reap) and Ancient Greek εἴλω (eílō, to shut in, press)[1]. Pokorny, on the other hand, has linked it with the Latin goddess Vesta (and her Greek equivalent Εστία), which he considers of Illyrian origin.[2]. Matzinger claims it has no known etymology[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvjɛʃtə/, [vjɛʃt]

Noun

vjeshtë f (indefinite plural vjeshta, definite singular vjeshta, definite plural vjeshtat)

  1. autumn, fall
  2. (archaic) October

Declension

See also

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 156
  2. “Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch”, J. Pokorny, 1959, Bern : Francke
  3. Matasevic, R. (2019). A grammatical sketch of Albanian for students of Indo-European. Zadar.
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