foshnjë

Albanian
Alternative forms
  • Gheg foshi

Etymology

From earlier *fosh, possibly from Latin fētōsus, to fētus 'offspring'[1]. Alternatively related to fashqe.

Noun

foshnjë f (indefinite plural foshnja, definite singular foshnja, definite plural foshnjat)

  1. infant
  • fashqe

References
  1. Albanian Etymological Dictionary, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden Boston Köln 1998, p.102
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