Arbënia

Albanian

Alternative forms

• Arbëria (Standard, Arbëreshë, Tosk)

Etymology

From arbën + -a f (“the”). Gheg variant of (Standard/Tosk/Arbëreshë) Albanian Arbëria (“Albania”). The old name of Albania until (around) the 18th century, when it inexplicably fell out of use in favour of Shqipëria. See arbën and shqip.

Proper noun

Arbënia f

1. (Gheg) definite nominative of Arbëni: Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Synonyms

• Shqipëria (Standard)
• Shqypnia (Gheg)

Related terms

• (Gheg) arbën, arbënesh, arbënisht
• (Standard, Tosk, Arbëreshë) arbër, arbëresh, arbërisht
• (Arvanitic) αρbε̰ρ (arbër), αρbε̰ρεσ̈ (arbëresh), αρbε̰ρίσ̈τ (arbërisht)
• (Standard) lab, Labëri, Labëria