petë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pete"

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *pati, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to stretch”). Cognate to Greek πετάννυμι (petánnymi, “id”), Latin pateō (“to stretch, to be spread”).[1]

Noun

petë f (plural petë, definite peta, definite plural petët)

  1. layer
  2. metal plate
  3. flat stone
  4. petal

Declension

Declension of petë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative petë peta petë petët
accusative petën
dative pete petës petëve petëve
ablative petësh

Derived terms

  • petull
  • petkë

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “petë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 317

Further reading

  • “petë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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