albanischsten

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albanischsten

  1. superlative degree of albanisch
    • circa 1916–1939, republished in a 1956 compilation, Joseph Roth, Werke in drei Bänden, Hermann Kesten, Köln / Berlin, page 504:
      Sie sind ängstlich bedacht, alte Sitten zu bewahren, nicht nur am albanischsten zu bleiben auf Kosten der Menschlichkeit, sondern auch ihre Stammeseigenart auf Kosten der Nation zu pflegen.
      They are frightfully careful to preserve old customs, not only to remain most Albanian at the expense of humanity (humaneness), but also to maintain their tribal character at the nation's expense.