thek

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *ϑeuk-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewk- (to glow, burn, lighten). Perhaps related to flak (flame). Cognates include Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬊𐬐 (saok), Northern Kurdish sotin and Persian سوختن (suxtan, to burn). Alternatively to be compared with Lithuanian senkù, sèkti (to sink, to dry up), Gothic sigqan (to sink), Proto-Slavic *sęknǫti (to dry up).

Verb[edit]

thek (aorist theka, participle thekur)

  1. to toast, brown, warm one's feet
  2. to pierce, stab

Inflection[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Old Frisian[edit]

Ēn thek.

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *þak.[1] Cognates include Old English þæc and Old Saxon thak.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

thek n

  1. roof
  2. (specifically) thatched roof

Descendants[edit]

  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: taag
    Mooring: tååge
  • Saterland Frisian: Täk
  • West Frisian: tek

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 29