nëmë
See also: Appendix:Variations of "neme"
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *namā,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to apportion, sacrifice”) (compare German nehmen (“to take”), Ancient Greek νέμω (némō, “to distribute”), νέμεσις (némesis, “wrath”)).
Noun
nëmë f
- (colloquial) curse
- Mos, se na latë nëmë.
- Don’t, because you’ll bring a (shameful) curse upon us.
- (colloquial) anathema
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nëmë | nëma | nëma | nëmat |
| accusative | nëmën | |||
| dative | nëme | nëmës | nëmave | nëmave |
| ablative | nëmash | |||
Derived terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “nëmë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 291
Further reading
- “nëmë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][2], 1980
Prasuni
Alternative forms
- nom (Pronz)
Etymology
From Proto-Nuristani *nāma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɘˈmɘ/
Noun
nëmë (Zumu)[1]