majtë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • (Gheg) shmajt [1]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós 'hand'. Cognate to Ancient Greek μάρη (márē, “hand”), Latin manus (“hand”), Gothic manwus (manwus, “willing, ready”), Old Norse mund (“hand”).

Noun

majtë f (indefinite plural majta, definite singular majta, definite plural majtat)

  1. left hand

References
  1. "A short Albanian grammar with vocabularies, and selected passages for reading", page 195, Stuart Edward Mann.
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