atë

See also: ate, até, atè, atê, åte, and -ate

Albanian

Etymology 1

First attested in 1462.[1] From Proto-Indo-European *átta, whence also Ancient Greek ἄττα (átta) and Latin atta,[2] possibly through Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta).[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [atə]
  • IPA(key): [aːt] (Gheg)

Noun

atë m (indefinite plural etër, definite singular ati, definite plural etërit)

  1. father
Declension
Declension of atë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative atë etër ati etërit
accusative atin
dative ati etërve atit etërvet
ablative etërish
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • (Religion) Ati ynë (“Lord's Prayer”)

Etymology 2

See ato.

Pronoun

atë

  1. it, that, him, her (accusative)

References
  1. Skanderbeg's counselor
  2. 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 83
  3. Kulla, Ariola. (2010). the Albanian Lingustic Journey from Ancient Illyrcum to EU. Linköping University. p. 39.
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