banjtar

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

By surface analysis, banjë (bath) + -tar. Possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin balneātor (bath attendant).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɾ

Noun

banjtar m (plural banjtarë) (archaic)

  1. bath attendant
    Synonym: banjar
  2. bather
    Synonym: banjar

References

  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “banjtar”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 19b
  • Rossi, F. (1875) “bàgnitaar”, in Vocabolario della lingua epirotica–italiana (in Italian), page 53b
  • Miklosich, Franz (1871) “bagno it.”, in Albanische Forschungen II. Die romanischen Elemente im Albanischen (in German), Vienna: Karl Gerold’s Sohn, page 4
  • Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 3:balneator — bagnitaar
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