amë
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ame"
Albanian
Etymology 1
Gheg dialectal form (vs. Tosk amëz), from Proto-Albanian *admā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-.[1]
Alternative forms
- âmëz, âmzë
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːm/
Noun
amë f
- taste, flavor; scent, fragrance
- unpleasant smell, odour
Derived terms
- amësht
Etymology 2
Gheg; from Proto-Albanian *abnā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ph₃n-éh₂, from *h₂ep- (“body of water”). Compare Old Irish aub, Latin amnis (“river”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːm/
Noun
amë f
- spring, source of a spring, headwater; stream bed
- stub of a ticket, check, invoice, or coupon
- stick used as a prop for the roof
- (Gheg) river channel, riverbed
- (Gheg) silt, dregs
Synonyms
- gurrë
- burim
Derived terms
- amull
- tamë
References
- Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 76