kënetë

Albanian

Etymology

From Latin cannētum (“reed field”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kəˈnɛt]

Noun

kënetë m (indefinite plural këneta, definite singular këneta, definite plural kënetat)

  1. swamp
    Vendlindja jonë është plot me këneta.
    Our homeland is full of swamps.
  2. (figuratively) stagnation
    Ka rënë në kënetë.
    He/she has stagnated.

Synonyms
Derived terms
  • kënetëzohet
  • kënetëzim

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kënetë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 747
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