fëmijë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • fëmi
  • fmi — Gheg
  • thmi — eastern Gheg

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin familia (“family”).[1] Compare also Romanian femeie, Aromanian fumealji, fumelj. Doublet of familje.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /fəˈmijə/

Noun

fëmíjë f (plural fëmíjë, definite fëmíja, definite plural fëmíjët)

  1. child, offspring, toddler
    Synonyms: foshnjë, bemile, kalama
    (in the plural) younger generation; youth
    Synonym: brezi
    Fëmija pa nënë është si nata pa hënë. ― A child without a mother is like a night without the moon.
  2. (colloquial) immature, inexperienced person; child
    Synonym: kalama
    Mos u bëj si fëmijë! ― Don't be(come) like a child!

Declension
Declension of fëmijë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative fëmijë fëmijë fëmija fëmijët
accusative fëmijën
dative fëmije fëmijëve fëmijës fëmijëvet
ablative fëmijësh

Derived terms
  • fëmijëri
  • fëmiror

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “fëmijë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 95

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