amvisë

Albanian

Etymology

Compound of amë (“mother”) and vis (“land, country, settlement”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“house, settlement”) (compare Ancient Greek οἰκία (oikía, “house (clan)”), Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬚 (viθ, “royal court”)), literally "mother of the house".

Noun

amvisë f (plural amvisa, definite amvisa, definite plural amvisat)

housewife

Declension

Declension of amvisë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	amvisë	amvisa	amvisa	amvisat
accusative	amvisë	amvisa	amvisën	amvisat
dative	amvise	amvisave	amvisës	amvisavet
ablative	amvise	amvisash	amvisës	amvisavet

Derived terms

amvisëri
amvisëroj

Related terms

vis
visele

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