vetë in All languages combined

IPA: [vɛt] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Albanian *swetā, from Proto-Indo-European *swet- (“self; one's own”), from *swé; compare Lithuanian svetỹs (“foreigner”), Russian сват (svat, “matchmaker; father-in-law”), Attic Greek ἔτης (étēs, “relative, friend”), Elean Greek ϝέτας (wétas). Related to u. Closely related to Messapic veinan (“his, one's”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sq|sqj-pro|*swetā}} Proto-Albanian *swetā, {{der|sq|ine-pro|*swet-||self; one's own}} Proto-Indo-European *swet- (“self; one's own”), {{cog|lt|svetỹs|t=foreigner}} Lithuanian svetỹs (“foreigner”), {{cog|ru|сват|t=matchmaker; father-in-law}} Russian сват (svat, “matchmaker; father-in-law”), {{cog|grc-att|ἔτης|t=relative, friend}} Attic Greek ἔτης (étēs, “relative, friend”), {{cog|grc-ela|ϝέτας}} Elean Greek ϝέτας (wétas), {{cognate|cms|veinan||his, one's}} Messapic veinan (“his, one's”) Head templates: {{head|sq|noun|cat2=feminine nouns|g=f|head=|sort=}} vetë f, {{sq-noun|f|veta|veta|vetat}} vetë f (plural veta, definite veta, definite plural vetat) Inflection templates: {{sq-decl-noun|vetë|veta|veta|vetat|vetë|veta|vetën|vetat|vete|vetave|vetës|vetave|vetash}} Forms: veta [plural], veta [definite], vetat [definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], vetë [indefinite, nominative, singular], veta [definite, nominative, singular], veta [indefinite, nominative, plural], vetat [definite, nominative, plural], vetë [accusative, indefinite, singular], vetën [accusative, definite, singular], veta [accusative, indefinite, plural], vetat [accusative, definite, plural], vete [dative, indefinite, singular], vetës [dative, definite, singular], vetave [dative, indefinite, plural], vetave [dative, definite, plural], vete [ablative, indefinite, singular], vetës [ablative, definite, singular], vetash [ablative, indefinite, plural], vetave [ablative, definite, plural]

Inflected forms

[Show JSON for postprocessed kaikki.org data shown on this page ▼] [Hide JSON for postprocessed kaikki.org data shown on this page ▲]

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "sqj-pro",
        "3": "*swetā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Albanian *swetā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swet-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "self; one's own"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swet- (“self; one's own”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "svetỹs",
        "t": "foreigner"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian svetỹs (“foreigner”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "сват",
        "t": "matchmaker; father-in-law"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian сват (svat, “matchmaker; father-in-law”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc-att",
        "2": "ἔτης",
        "t": "relative, friend"
      },
      "expansion": "Attic Greek ἔτης (étēs, “relative, friend”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc-ela",
        "2": "ϝέτας"
      },
      "expansion": "Elean Greek ϝέτας (wétas)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cms",
        "2": "veinan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "his, one's"
      },
      "expansion": "Messapic veinan (“his, one's”)",
      "name": "cognate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Albanian *swetā, from Proto-Indo-European *swet- (“self; one's own”), from *swé; compare Lithuanian svetỹs (“foreigner”), Russian сват (svat, “matchmaker; father-in-law”), Attic Greek ἔτης (étēs, “relative, friend”), Elean Greek ϝέτας (wétas). Related to u. Closely related to Messapic veinan (“his, one's”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "veta",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veta",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetat",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sq-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vete",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vete",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetash",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "feminine nouns",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vetë f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "veta",
        "3": "veta",
        "4": "vetat"
      },
      "expansion": "vetë f (plural veta, definite veta, definite plural vetat)",
      "name": "sq-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vetë",
        "10": "vetave",
        "11": "vetës",
        "12": "vetave",
        "13": "vetash",
        "2": "veta",
        "3": "veta",
        "4": "vetat",
        "5": "vetë",
        "6": "veta",
        "7": "vetën",
        "8": "vetat",
        "9": "vete"
      },
      "name": "sq-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Albanian",
  "lang_code": "sq",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "veta e parë"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "veta e dytë"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "veta e tretë"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "82 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "self"
      ],
      "id": "en-vetë-sq-noun-BsYEszKz",
      "links": [
        [
          "self",
          "self"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "40 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Albanian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person"
      ],
      "id": "en-vetë-sq-noun-OKgeh-eW",
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[vɛt]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vetë"
}

[Show JSON for raw wiktextract data ▼] [Hide JSON for raw wiktextract data ▲]

{
  "categories": [
    "Albanian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Albanian feminine nouns",
    "Albanian lemmas",
    "Albanian nouns",
    "Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian",
    "Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "sqj-pro",
        "3": "*swetā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Albanian *swetā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swet-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "self; one's own"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swet- (“self; one's own”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "svetỹs",
        "t": "foreigner"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian svetỹs (“foreigner”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "сват",
        "t": "matchmaker; father-in-law"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian сват (svat, “matchmaker; father-in-law”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc-att",
        "2": "ἔτης",
        "t": "relative, friend"
      },
      "expansion": "Attic Greek ἔτης (étēs, “relative, friend”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc-ela",
        "2": "ϝέτας"
      },
      "expansion": "Elean Greek ϝέτας (wétas)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cms",
        "2": "veinan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "his, one's"
      },
      "expansion": "Messapic veinan (“his, one's”)",
      "name": "cognate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Albanian *swetā, from Proto-Indo-European *swet- (“self; one's own”), from *swé; compare Lithuanian svetỹs (“foreigner”), Russian сват (svat, “matchmaker; father-in-law”), Attic Greek ἔτης (étēs, “relative, friend”), Elean Greek ϝέτας (wétas). Related to u. Closely related to Messapic veinan (“his, one's”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "veta",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veta",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetat",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sq-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vete",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vete",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetash",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "feminine nouns",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vetë f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "veta",
        "3": "veta",
        "4": "vetat"
      },
      "expansion": "vetë f (plural veta, definite veta, definite plural vetat)",
      "name": "sq-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vetë",
        "10": "vetave",
        "11": "vetës",
        "12": "vetave",
        "13": "vetash",
        "2": "veta",
        "3": "veta",
        "4": "vetat",
        "5": "vetë",
        "6": "veta",
        "7": "vetën",
        "8": "vetat",
        "9": "vete"
      },
      "name": "sq-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Albanian",
  "lang_code": "sq",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "veta e parë"
    },
    {
      "word": "veta e dytë"
    },
    {
      "word": "veta e tretë"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "self"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "self",
          "self"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[vɛt]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vetë"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.

"vetë" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Albanian]

Inflected forms