bijë

Albanian

Etymology

From archaic and dialectal bilë, from Proto-Albanian *bir(i)lā, derivative of *bira. More at bir. Phonetically and semantically close to Messapic Messapic *bilia (“daughter”) and Messapic *biles (“son”)[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bijə/

Noun

bijë f (indefinite plural bija, definite singular bija, definite plural bijat)

  1. daughter
  2. girl

Declension
declension of bijë
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)		 singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore)		 bijë bija bija bijat
accusative
(kallëzore)		 bijë bija bijën bijat
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së)		 bije bijave bijës bijavet
dative
(dhanore)		 bije bijave bijës bijavet
ablative
(rrjedhore)		 bije bijash bijës bijavet
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill, Leiden 2000, p. 26
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