mëngjes

Albanian
Alternative forms
  • mangjez, mngjes

Etymology

Compound of mën + gjes. The first word is either related to muaj (cf. gjithmonë) or compare Latin mane (“morning”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripern, to mature”) .

Noun

mëngjes m (indefinite plural mëngjesi, definite singular mëngjese)

  1. morning
  2. breakfast
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