e premte

Albanian
Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier variants e prende or e prente, from the name of Prenda, a pagan goddess protector of women, from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- 'like, love'. Cognate to Germanic* Frijjō (cf. Old Norse Freyja (“lady, mistress”), English Friday), Sanskrit प्रिय (prīyā́, “beloved, wife”). Probably a calque of Latin dies Veneris.

  • IPA(key): /ɛ‿ˈprɛmtɛ/
  • Hyphenation: e‧prem‧te

Noun

e premte f (indefinite plural te premte, definite singular e premtja, definite plural te premtet)

  1. Friday

See also
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