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bijë

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See also: bije

Albanian

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Etymology

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From archaic and dialectal bilë, from Proto-Albanian *bir(i)lā, derivative of *bira. More at bir. Phonetically and semantically close to Messapic *bilia (daughter) and Messapic *biles (son).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbij(ə)/, [biːj]

Noun

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bijë f (plural bija, definite bija, definite plural bijat)

  1. daughter
  2. girl

Declension

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Declension of bijë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bijë bija bija bijat
accusative bijën
dative bije bijës bijave bijave
ablative bijash

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bijë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 26

Further reading

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  • bijë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “bijë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]