mbrëmë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- (Tosk) mbrëmje, mbramë
- (Gheg) mrâm [mɾɑ̃m] (evening) [1], prâm [pɾɑ̃m] (yesterevening)
- (Arvanite) πρέμε (premë) [pɾɛmə] [2]
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *en-prama, the second element being close to Greek πρόμος (prómos, “foremost man”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 (fram, “from”) and Old High German fram (“id”)[3].
Noun
mbrëmë f (indefinite plural mbrëmje, definite singular mbrëmja, definite plural mbrëmjet)
- evening
- yesternight, yesterevening, last night
Synonyms
- darkë
Derived terms
- mirëmbrëma
References
- Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 82, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
- Λεξικόν της Ρωμαϊκοις και Αρβανητηκής Απλής (Lexicon of the simple Romaic and Arbanitic language), page 143 & 230, by Markos Botsaris
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “mbrëmë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 252