familjeve

Familjeve is an Albanian word form that functions as the oblique plural (genitive/locative) of the noun familje, meaning “families.” It is used when the noun appears after prepositions or in possessive constructions to express relationships, such as ownership or association, and is equivalent to “of the families” in English.

Grammatically, familje is a feminine noun; its plural genitive/oblique form is familjeve. The suffix -jeve marks the oblique case in the plural for several feminine nouns ending in -je or -e, though Albanian morphology includes various patterns and exceptions across different noun classes.

Common contexts for the form include genealogical and anthropological writing, historical records, and descriptions of kinship networks, where one might refer to traditions shared by several families or to comparisons between familjeve within a region. The form occurs with prepositions such as me (with), për (for), and midis (among).

See also: Albanian grammar, Albanian morphology, familje.