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jetë

Pronunciation: /ˈjetə/

“jetë” is an Albanian word. Its 12 meanings in English:

noun

  1. life (condition of living organisms)
  2. life, lifespan (the time one lives)
  3. duration, lifespan, life (the time something lasts)
  4. life, lifestyle (the manner one lives)
  5. life, biography (totality of events occurred to someone)
  6. life, reality (the hardships of life)
  7. liveliness, movement, energy
  8. life (a friend or loved one)
  9. century
  10. age, period
  11. world
  12. nature

Etymology

An early deverbal formation from jes, jet- (“to remain, exist”) + -ë. Discarded theory Traditionally made to derive from Latin aetās (“lifespan”), comparing it to Aromanian etã (“age, life”) which was assumed to be an inheritance thereof. This however does not take into consideration the unusual borrowing from the nominative case rather than its accusative aetātem (compare pushtet, qytet, i…

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