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bekoj

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin benedicō (to bless, praise). A more phonologically conserved variant is bënkoj, whereas the standard form was possibly affected by be (oath) considering the lack of reduction of the unstressed vowel.[2][3]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bekoj (aorist bekova, participle bekuar) (transitive)

  1. to bless
  2. to wish well
  3. to thank, express gratitude

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “bekoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 20
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “bekoj”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 190-191
  3. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “bekoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 20

Esperanto

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Noun

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bekoj

  1. plural of beko