Arbëni
Albanian
Alternative forms
- Arbëri (Standard, Arbëreshë, Tosk)
Etymology
Gheg variant of Albanian Arbëri (“Albania”)/Arbëria (“the Albania”), the old name of Albania until (around) the 18th century, when it inexplicably fell out of use in favour of Shqipëria. See arbën and shqip.
Noun
Arbëni f
- Albania (nation or state of the Albanians)
- indefinite nominative of Arbënia
Declension
declension of Arbëni
| indefinite forms | definite forms | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Arbëni | Arbënia | |
| accusative | Arbëni | Arbëninë | |
| genitive (i/e/të/së) | Arbënie | Arbënisë | |
| dative | Arbënie | Arbënisë | |
| ablative | Arbënie | Arbënisë |
Synonyms
- (Standard) Shqipëria f, Shqipëri f
- (Gheg) Shqypnia f, Schqypni f
Related terms
- (Standard) arbër, arbëresh, arbërisht
- (Gheg) arbën, arbënesh, arbënisht
- (Arvanitic) αρbε̰ρ (arbër), αρbε̰ρεσ̈ (arbëresh), αρbε̰ρίσ̈τ (arbërisht)
- (Standard) lab, Labëri, Labëria