-shme

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Tosk dialect, from Proto-Albanian *-(i)sama,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Etymologically cognate with Old High German -sam (-some), Old Norse -samr (-some).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-shme f (-shëm m)

  1. Makes feminine adjectives from verbs and nouns. The most common meaning the suffix carries is comparable to -able in English.
    këndje (delight) — e këndshme (pleasant, delightful)
    zellje (zeal) — e zellshme (zealous)

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Category Albanian terms suffixed with -shme not found

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 164