Singularized plural of*nusë, fromProto-Albanian*nutjā, fromProto-Indo-European*(s)nubʰ-tyeh₂, from*snewbʰ-; compareLatinnūbō(“to marry a man”),Czechsnoubiti(“to woo”). For the sense development,Greekνύφη(nýfi,“bride, daughter-in-law”), fromAncient Greekνύμφη(númphē,“bride”). Alternatively fromProto-Albanian*snutjā, fromProto-Indo-European*snu-eh₂-(“daughter-in-law”), derivative of*snusós (compareLatinnurus,Sanskritस्नुषा(snuṣā),Ancient Greekνυός(nuós),Old Englishsnoru). Attributed by Vladimir Orel 2000 (:34) toLatinnūptia as a later Latin loan, derived from the first mentioned root.
nuse f (pluralnuse,definitenusja,definite pluralnuset)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nuse | nusja | nuse | nuset |
| accusative | nusen | |||
| dative | nuseje | nuses | nuseve | nuseve |
| ablative | nusesh | |||