hë
See also: Appendix:Variations of "he"
Albanian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Albanian *skainai. Compare Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (skeinan), Old High German skinan (“to shine”), with a similar sense development to that of English 'in a twinkling'.[1]
Interjection
edithë
- precedes and reinforces an expression of emotion
- encourages action: go on! let's go! move it!
Alternative forms
edit- hê (Gheg)
Adverb
edithë
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “hë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 146