avit

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from South Slavic,[1][2] ultimately from Proto-Slavic *aviti (“to show, (reflexive) to show oneself, appear”), whence Old Church Slavonic авити (aviti), Serbo-Croatian jáviti／ја́вити.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈvit/

Verb

avit (aorist avita, participle avitur)

  1. (transitive) to bring close, near
    Synonym: afroj
  2. (transitive) to allow to approach
    Synonym: qas
  3. (mediopassive) See avitem.

Derived terms
  • avitje
  • avitshëm
  • avitur

References
  1. Ylli, Xhelal (1997) Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen (Slavistische Beiträge; 350)‎, volume 1. Lehnwörter, Munich: Otto Sagner, page 21
  2. Omari, Anila (2012) “avit”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, pages 95–96

Further reading
  • “avit”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “avit”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
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