arkë
See also: ärke-
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin arca (“chest, box, coffin”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
arkë f (plural arka, definite arka, definite plural arkat)
- crate, box, chest
- 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari
- Ordhënoi Xhakonet qi banjinë arkënë e Tinëzot.
- 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari
- dowry chest
- safe
- cash register
- coffin
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References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “arkë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 120
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “arkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 9