amë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ame"

Albanian

Etymology 1

Gheg dialectal form (vs. Tosk amëz), from Proto-Albanian *admā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-[1].

Alternative forms
  • âmëz, âmzë

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aːm/

Noun

amë f

  1. taste, flavor; scent, fragrance
  2. unpleasant smell, odour
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Gheg; from Proto-Albanian *abnā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ebʰ-n- ‘river’ (compare Old Irish aub, Latin amnis ‘river’).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aːm/

Noun

amë f

  1. spring, source of a spring, headwater; stream bed
  2. stub of a ticket, check, invoice, or coupon
  3. (Gheg) river channel, riverbed
  4. (Gheg) silt, dregs
Derived terms

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.76
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