moshë

See also: Moshe

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • mocë (Gheg)
  • mishë, motshë

Etymology

From archaic motshë, from Proto-Albanian *mātusā, from *māti (“time”) (modern mot). Possibly lent Romanian moș (“grandfather”) after the changes of *-t(u)š- to *-š-.[1] More at mot.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔʃə/, [mɔːʃ]

Noun

moshë f (plural mosha, definite mosha, definite plural moshat)

  1. age
  2. (collective) generation

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • moshar
  • moshatar
  • moshëm, moçëm, motshëm
  • moshëthyer
  • moshtar
  • moshuar, moshtuar

Descendants
  • >? Romanian: moș

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “moshë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 274
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