vithe

See also: vi thể and vì thế

Albanian

Etymology

A diminutive in -th, based on Proto-Albanian *wīja (“twisted, woven”), from *weh₁yos (“twisted”), ultimately from *weh₁y- (“to twist, to twine”).[1] Cognate to Latin vīeō, Sanskrit व्ययति (vyáyati), Lithuanian výti, Proto-Slavic *viti.

Noun

vithe f pl (definite plural vithet)

  1. crupper, rump, buttock, haunch

Declension

Declension of vithe
plurale tantum
indefinite definite
nominative / accusative vithe vithet
dative vitheve vitheve
ablative vithesh

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “vithe”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 510

Further reading

  • “vithe”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
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