anë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ane"

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ânë, ândë — Gheg

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ˈ)an(ə)/, [aːn]

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Etymology 1

With loss of -d- from archaic and dialectal ândë, from Proto-Albanian *antā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (compare English end).

Noun

anë f (plural anë, definite ana, definite plural anët)

1. side (the bounding straight edge of an object)
2. edge
3. verge, brink
4. region, portion
5. facet

Declension

Declension of anë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	anë	ana	anë	anët
accusative		anën
dative	aneje	anës	anëve	anëve
ablative			anësh

Synonyms

• buzë

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun "anë"

• an
• anas
• anadetas
• analumas
• anamalas
• anëtar
• anembanë
• mbanë
• ndanë
• andej
• anoj
• anësor
• i njëanshëm
• anësisht
• anësi
• paanësi
• anës
• anësoj
• anshëm

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *aukn-, from possibly Proto-Indo-European *h₂euk(ʷ)-sno- (“pot”), from the root *h₂ukʷ- ~ *Hukʷ-. Cognate e.g. to Sanskrit उखा (ukhā, “pot”), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns, “oven”), English oven.

Alternative forms

• ânë (Gheg)

Noun

anë f (plural enë, definite ana, definite plural enët)

1. (dialectal) vessel, cooker
2. (dialectal, anatomy) blood vessel

Derived terms

• ani, anije

Related terms

• an, enë

Etymology 3

From Proto-Indo-European *an- (“male or female ancestor”). Compare Old High German ano (“grandfather, great-grandfather, forefather”), ana (“grandmother, great-grandmother, ancestress”), German Ahn (“grandfather, great-grandfather, forefather”) and Old Prussian ane (“old mother”).

Noun

anë f

1. bloodline

Related terms

• ane