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)
- big, large
- tall
- great, grand
- adult, grown-up
- major, important
Antonyms
- i vogël
Derived terms
Words derived from madh (adj.)
- madhe
- madhem
- madhëri
- madhështi
- madhësi
- madhëz
- madhnoj
- madhoj
- madhosh
- madhtë
Compounds
- kryemadh
- i stërmadh
- zhurmëmadh
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
- porridge (of corn flour, prepared with boiling cream or cheese)
Related terms
- mazë
References
- Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 238.