Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *mīrā- from older Proto-Albanian *meirā[2] Proto-Indo-European *meih₁-ro (peace)[3] (compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *meiˀrás (peace), Proto-Slavic *milъ (nice, gentle, mild)), enlargement of *meih₁- (soft, mild) (compare Latin mītis (soft (not chewy))).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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i mirë (feminine plural të mira)

  1. good

Adverb

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mirë

  1. well
    S'flas shqip mirë .
    I don't speak Albanian well.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 80, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir. (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary.p 19
  3. ^ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997. p. 268.
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