mblesë

Albanian

Etymology

Either a derivative of mbloj, or from Proto-Albanian *ambi-pletsā, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱt-t- (“to plait”). Cognate to Latin plectāre (“plait”), Old Norse flétta (“plait”), Old High German flechtan (“plait”). The semantic development goes from 'to interweave, tie together' to 'to combine' (an engagement).

Noun

mblesë f (plural mblesa, definite mblesa, definite plural mblesat)

1. (dated, ethnography) betrothal, marriage engagement brokered through a matchmaker

Declension

Declension of mblesë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mblesë	mblesa	mblesa	mblesat
accusative		mblesën
dative	mblese	mblesës	mblesave	mblesave
ablative			mblesash

Derived terms

• mblesëri
• mblesëroj

Related terms

• mbles
• mbloj
• pleks

Further reading

• “mblesë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980