enjë

See also: -enje

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • venjë

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *aignjā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”). Compare Sardinian eni.

Cognates

From Proto-Indo-European: Old High German eih, Old Norse eik.[1]

Noun

enjë f (plural enja, definite enja, definite plural enjat)

  1. English yew (Taxus baccata)
  2. stinking juniper (Juniperus foetidissima)
Declension
Declension of enjë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative enjë enja enja enjat
accusative enjën
dative enje enjave enjës enjavet
ablative enjash
Synonyms
  • (yew): bërshen, tis
  • (stinking juniper): venjë e bardhë
Derived terms
  • urenjë
  • venjë

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *agnjā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós.[2]

Noun

enjë f (plural enja, definite enja, definite plural enjat)

  1. dairy goat
Declension
Declension of enjë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative enjë enja enja enjat
accusative enjën
dative enje enjave enjës enjavet
ablative enjash

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “enjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 88
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “enjë ~ êjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 88
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