qetë

== Albanian == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Albanian *kletā, from *kʷle-té, thematic aorist of Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- (“turn, become”) (compare Ancient Greek ἔπλετο (épleto, “(s)he became”), Old Armenian եղեւ (ełew, “he became”), Tocharian B klutk- (“turns, becomes”)). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [c͡ɕɛtə] ==== Verb ==== qetë second-person plural simple perfect indicative of jam === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Albanian *klaitā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱleytéh₂ (compare Welsh clud (“heap”), Lithuanian šlai̇̃tas (“slope”)), from *ḱlei- (“to slant, lean”). More at qye. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈcɕet] ==== Noun ==== qetë f (plural qeta, definite qeta, definite plural qetat) crag, rockface of a crag ===== Related terms ===== qye === Etymology 3 === Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin quietus. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈcɕɛt] ==== Adjective ==== i qetë quiet calm, tranquil ===== Derived terms ===== qetësi qetësim qetësoj === Further reading === “qetë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026