memec

Albanian

Alternative forms

• nemec, menec

Etymology

From a South Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *němьcь (“foreigner”), from *němъ (“mute”). Compare Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian Nemac (“a German”), Macedonian Немец (Nemec), Bulgarian немец (nemec).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛˈmɛt͡s]

Noun

memec m (plural memecë, definite memeci, definite plural memecët)

1. a mute person
2. a reticent person

Synonyms

• i pagojë