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zonjë

zonjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Noun

zonjë f (indefinite plural zonja, definite singular zonja, definite plural zonjat)

  1. lady in a wealthy family with servants
  2. (term of address) Mrs., ma'am

Declension

Derived terms

  • zonjë e bukur ‎(“belladonna”)
  • zonjë e mirë ‎(“smallpox”)

References

  1. ↑ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 151, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. ↑ Λεξικόν της Ρωμαϊκοις και Αρβανητηκής Απλής (Lexicon of the simple Romaic and Arbanitic language), page 113 & 182, by Markos Botsaris

Etymology

From *džotnja, from Proto-Albanian *dzwāptnjā, from earlier *w(i)tspátnjā, from Proto-Indo-European *wiḱpotnyeh₂ ‎(“clan matriarch”) (compare Lithuanian viešpatni ‎(“lady”)), compound of *wéyḱs ‎(“clan, kindred”) (compare Ancient Greek οἰκία ‎(oikía, “house (clan)”), Avestan [script needed] ‎(viθ-, “royal court”)) and *potnyeh₂ (compare Ancient Greek πότνια ‎(pótnia)), feminine of *pótis ‎(“master”). More at zot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔɲə/

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