e premte

Albanian

Alternative forms

• prende

Etymology

Probably a calque of Latin diēs Veneris. From earlier variants e prende or e prente, from the name of Prenda, a pagan goddess protector of women, from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- (“to like, love”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *Frijjō (cf. Old Norse Freyja (“lady, mistress”), English Friday), Sanskrit प्रिय (prīyā́, “beloved, wife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ‿ˈprɛmtɛ/
• Hyphenation: e‧prem‧te

Noun

e premte f (plural te premte, definite e premtja, definite plural te premtet)

1. Friday

Related terms

• Prenda
• praj

See also

• (days of the week) java; e hënë, e martë, e mërkurë, e enjte, e premte, e shtunë, e dielë ^{(Category: sq:Days of the week)}