kënetë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin cannētum (“reed field”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kəˈnɛt]

Noun

kënetë m (plural këneta, definite këneta, definite plural kënetat)

  1. swamp
    Vendlindja jonë është plot me këneta.
    Our homeland is full of swamps.
  2. (figurative) stagnation
    Ka rënë në kënetë.
    He/she has stagnated.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • kënetëzohet
  • kënetëzim

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “kënetë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 747
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