zëmër

See also: zemër

Albanian

Alternative forms

Noun

zëmër f (indefinite plural zëmra, definite singular zëmra, definite plural zëmrat)

  1. (Tosk, anatomy) heart

Declension
declension of zëmër
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)		 singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore)		 zëmër zëmra zëmra zëmrat
accusative
(kallëzore)		 zëmër zëmra zëmrën zëmrat
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së)		 zëmre zëmrave zëmrës zëmrave
dative
(dhanore)		 zëmre zëmrave zëmrës zëmrave
ablative
(rrjedhore)		 zëmre zëmrash zëmrës zëmrave
Alternative forms
  • zamëra

Etymology

Either from zemër with the meaning of 'centre of the day', or from the same root of Greek ημέρα (iméra, “day”), although the initial anlaut z- remains unexplained. A borrowing from Greek διήμερον (diímeron, “period of twenty-four hours”) is not excluded[1].

Noun

zëmër f (indefinite plural zëmëra, definite singular zëmëra, definite plural zëmërat)

  1. late afternoon meal, tea-time

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 522
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