bagëti

Albanian

Alternative forms

• bakti

Etymology

Based on an unattested adjective derived from Proto-Slavic *bogatъ (“rich”) or going back to the otherwise unregistered Proto-Slavic *bogatьje (“richness”). According to Topalli, the final -i is a native suffix. Compare related adjective i/e begatë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɡ(ə)ˈti/

Noun

bagëti f (plural bagëti, definite bagëtia, definite plural bagëtitë)

1. cattle, livestock
2. idiot

Declension

Declension of bagëti

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	bagëti	bagëti	bagëtia	bagëtitë
accusative			bagëtinë
dative	bagëtie	bagëtive	bagëtisë	bagëtive
ablative		bagëtish

Synonyms

• gjedh