madh

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *maj́-, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂-. Compare Greek μέγας (mégas), Armenian մեծ (mec), Latin magnus.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iˈmað/, [iˈmaθ]

Adjective

i madh m (feminine e madhe, masculine plural të mëdhenj, feminine plural të mëdha)

  1. big, large
  2. tall
  3. great, grand
  4. adult, grown-up
  5. major, important
Antonyms
Derived terms
Words derived from madh (adj.)
  • madhe
  • madhem
  • madhëri
  • madhështi
  • madhësi
  • madhëz
  • madhnoj
  • madhoj
  • madhosh
  • madhtë
Compounds

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *maϑ-, from Proto-Indo-European * mh₂sd- (“fat, feed, fodder”). Cognate to Old High German mast (“fodder, feeding, fattening”).

Noun

madh m

  1. porridge (of corn flour, prepared with boiling cream or cheese)

References
  1. Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 238.
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