shëndet
Albanian
Alternative forms
- (Gheg) shnet [1], scnnet [2]
Etymology
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *sanitātis (nominative singular), from Latin sānitās (“health”).[3] Compare Romanian sănătate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃənˈdɛt]
Noun
shëndet m (definite singular shëndeti)
- health
- greeting
- toast
Declension
declension of shëndet
| indefinite forms | definite forms | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | shëndet | shëndeti | |
| accusative | shëndet | shëndetin | |
| genitive (i/e/të/së) | shëndeti | shëndetit | |
| dative | shëndeti | shëndetit | |
| ablative | shëndeti | shëndetit |
Derived terms
- i shëndetshëm
- përshëndetje
- shëndetdobët
- shëndetësi
- shëndetdobët
Related terms
- shëndoshë
- shëroj
Interjection
shëndet
- bless you! (said when someone sneezes)
References
- Google for "shnet" + "shqip"
- Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 132, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
- Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 211.