enjë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • venjë

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *aignjā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”). Compare Sardinian eni.

Cognates

From Proto-Indo-European: Old High German eih, Old Norse eik[1].

Noun

enjë f (indefinite plural enja, definite singular enja, definite plural enjat)

  1. (botany) English yew (Taxus baccata)
  2. (botany) stinking juniper (Juniperus foetidissima)
Synonyms
  • (yew): bërshen, tis
  • (stinking juniper): venjë e bardhë
Derived terms
  • urenjë
  • venjë

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *agnjã, related to Greek ἀμνός (ἀmnós, “lamb”) and Latin agnus (“id”)[2].

Noun

enjë f (indefinite plural enja, definite singular enja, definite plural enjat)

  1. dairy goat

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “enjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 88
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “enjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 88
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