FromGheg archaicanzë (definiteanza), enlarged with suffix-ëz, fromProto-Albanian*aunā, fromProto-Indo-European*Heu-(“to weave”) (compareDutchgewaad(“clothing”),Lithuanianausti(“to weave”)). For sense development, compareProto-Indo-European*wobʰseh₂(“wasp”) (cf.Englishwasp), from*webʰ-(“to weave”) (cf.Englishweb).
arëz f (pluralarëza,definitearëza,definite pluralarëzat)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | arëz | arëza | arëza | arëzat |
| accusative | arëzën | |||
| dative | arëze | arëzës | arëzave | arëzave |
| ablative | arëzash | |||