unazë

Albanian

Etymology

Based on unë, from Proto-Albanian *wandā. Cognate to Old Armenian գինդ (gind, ring), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (biwindan, to unwreathe).[1] The variant ognazë is found in the Çam dialect.

Noun

unazë f (plural unaza, definite unaza, definite plural unazat)

  1. ring

Declension

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 19
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