mirë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mire"

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • (Gheg) majr [majɾ]
  • (Gheg) mir [miɾ] [1]

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈmiɾ(ə)/

Adjective

i mirë (feminine plural të mira)

  1. good

Adverb

mirë

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

Derived terms

See also

References
  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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