është

See also: eshtë

Albanian

Alternative forms

ô, ôsht (central Gheg, southern Gheg)[1]
o, osht (northeastern Gheg)
â, âsht (northeastern Gheg, northwestern Gheg)
ë, ësht, ësht', eshtë, esht (Tosk)
ishtë (Arbëresh)
ishte (Cham)
isht, έ̰σ̈τε̰ (është), ε̱σ̈τε̱ (është) (Arvanite)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ensti. Compare Ancient Greek ἔνεστι (énesti) with Albanian janë < *enti < *es(o)nti.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈəʃt(ə)/

Verb

është (standard, Tosk, Cham, Arbëresh)

third-person singular present indicative of jam

Derived terms

çështje

References

"Albanisches Bauerleben im oberen Rekatal bei Dibra (Makedonien)" (german, "Albanian Peasant Life in the Upper Reka Valley near Dibra (Macedonia)") - Bajazid Elmaz Doda, 2007, Vienna (Austria), Page: 192

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