patë

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Albanian

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Etymology 1

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A cultural Wanderwort attested in Slavic and in Romance Languages (cf. Spanish pata, Serbo-Croatian pátak).[1] Possibly related to Sanskrit पतग (pataga, bird). See also Old Armenian բադ (bad).

Noun

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patë f (plural páta, definite páta, definite plural pátat)

  1. goose
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Albanian *patā, related to petë.

Noun

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patë f (plural páta, definite páta, definite plural pátat)

  1. plectrum
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “patë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 312-313

Further reading

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  • “patë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • patë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “patë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 356