vëlla

Albanian

Etymology

Uncertain.

1) From Proto-Albanian *swe-laudā, *swe representing the reflexive u 'self', and *lauda, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“man, people”), thus meaning belonging to the same people[1].

2) From *vëllaz (in plural (Gheg) vëllazën), from *waládža, from Proto-Albanian *(a)waládja, metathesis of *awádlja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂euh₂ó-dʰli̯os (“mother's brother”). Same sense development as motër (“sister”), from *méh₂treh₂ (“mother's sister”).

3) From Proto-Albanian *h1leudh-, Possibly < *uai-láu(d) (< *suoi- h1loudhi-), an old compound with the reflexive pronoun ve(të) ‘own, self’. The plural stem *vəɫaz- (> vëllezër / vëllazën) can be derived phonetically from *laudźi-.[2]. Possibly related to Phrygian vela 'family, relatives'. A connection to Finnish veli, Estonian veli (“brother”) (see Proto-Finnic *velji) has been proposed, although this is improbable.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vəˈɫa]

Noun

vëlla m (indefinite plural vëllezër, definite singular vëllai, definite plural vëllezërit)

  1. brother

Declension
declension of vëlla
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)		 singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore)		 vëlla vëllezër vëllai vëllezërit
accusative
(kallëzore)		 vëlla vëllezër vëllain vëllezërit
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së)		 vëllai vëllezërve vëllait vëllezërve
dative
(dhanore)		 vëllai vëllezërve vëllait vëllezërve
ablative
(rrjedhore)		 vëllai vëllezërish vëllait vëllezërve

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “vëlla”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 503
  2. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997
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