-kë

Albanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ъka, compare Romanian -ică.

Suffix

-kë f (chiefly dialectal)

1. forms diminutives of feminine nouns

   Synonyms: -zë, -içkë

   ‎çupë + ‎-kë → ‎çupkë

Derived terms

Albanian terms suffixed with -kë

corkë

cuckë

çefkë

drang

dredhkë

Dhorkë

flluskë

gjedhkë

Gjekë

Gjikë

Gjokë

Gjukë

Hykë

korobackë

kukuvajkë

mbretëreshkë

Mrikë

Ndokë

Ndrekë

Prekë

prikë

qindarkë

rripkë

rrojkë

Sofika

sheqerkë

shkulkë

shofkë

Tringa

trink

vickë

Zekë

References

• Newmark, L.; Hubbard, P.; Prifti, P. (1982), Standard Albanian: a reference grammar for students, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, § 3.4.1 D, page 172