arëz

See also: Arêz

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Gheg archaic anzë (definite anza), enlarged with suffix -ëz, from Proto-Albanian *aunā, from Proto-Indo-European *Heu- (“to weave”) (compare Dutch gewaad (“clothing”), Lithuanian austi (“to weave”)). For sense development, compare Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”) (cf. English wasp), from *webʰ- (“to weave”) (cf. English web).

Noun

arëz f (plural arëza, definite arëza, definite plural arëzat)

  1. wasp
  2. hornet

Declension

Declension of arëz
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arëz arëza arëza arëzat
accusative arëzën
dative arëze arëzës arëzave arëzave
ablative arëzash

Synonyms

Further reading

  • “arëz”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
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