hënë

See also: hene and hene-

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • hânë (Gheg)
  • hënxë (Arbëresh)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kʰandnā, from earlier **skond-nah₂, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand- (to shine) (compare Welsh can (white), Latin candeō (to shine, gleam), Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, shining; moon)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hənə/, [hə̃ːn]

Noun

hënë f (indefinite plural hëna, definite singular hëna, definite plural hënat)

  1. (Tosk, Standard Albanian) moon

Declension

Derived terms

  • e hënë
  • hënabrenda
  • hënajashtë
  • hënakeq
  • hënaprapë
  • hënëplotë
  • hënëzë

References

  1. Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 212.
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