mblesë

Albanian

Etymology

Either a derivative of mbloj, or from Proto-Albanian *ambi-pletsā, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱt-t- (“to plait”). Cognate to Latin plectāre (“plait”), Old Norse flétta (“plait”), Old High German flechtan (“plait”). The semantic development goes from 'to interweave, tie together' to 'to combine' (an engagement).

Noun

mblesë f (plural mblesa, definite mblesa, definite plural mblesat)

betrothal, marriage engagement brokered through a matchmaker

Declension

Declension of mblesë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	mblesë	mblesa	mblesa	mblesat
accusative	mblesë	mblesa	mblesën	mblesat
dative	mblese	mblesave	mblesës	mblesavet
ablative	mblese	mblesash	mblesës	mblesavet

Derived terms

Related terms

mbles
mbloj
pleks

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