-shme
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-shme f (-shëm m)
- 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[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Category Albanian terms suffixed with -shme not found
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 164