bijë

See also: bije

Albanian

Etymology

From archaic and dialectal bilë, from Proto-Albanian *bir(i)lā, derivative of *bira. More at bir. Phonetically and semantically close to Messapic *bilia (“daughter”) and Messapic *biles (“son”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbij(ə)/, [biːj]

Noun

bijë f (plural bija, definite bija, definite plural bijat)

  1. daughter
  2. girl

Declension
Declension of bijë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative bijë bija bija bijat
accusative bijën
dative bije bijave bijës bijavet
ablative bijash

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bijë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 26
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