Albanian: fletë gjethë

[yannalan]

Persendetje! I
Is there any difference betwenn these words : gjethë/fletë? Are they totally synonyms .?
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[L'irlandais]

Well notwithstanding that I haven’t even a rudimentary understanding of Albanian, I think fletë means sheet (of paper), while gjeth = leaf - plural gjethe (without the umlaut) means foliage.
Indefinite plural gjethë (leaves of a book? maybe)

In English sheet and leaf can be synonymous depending on context. Depends, I suppose on your context.

 

[yannalan]

Well on an herbal tea package both names are employed about plants....

 

[L'irlandais]

Can you post an image?

 

[yannalan]

No, it is difficult to scan. But in te text they speak about "fletë hithre"' and "gjethet e hithres" (hithre= nettle).

 

[nimak]

fletë hithre = nettle's leaf
gjethet e hithrës = the leaves of nettle

Gjethe means "leaf", and fletë means "leaf" but also "sheet (of paper)".