depërtoj

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Historically attested as derpëtonj, debërtonj, derpërtonj, which go back to a common *ndërpërtonj from the adverb ndërpër (through) (modern nëpër.[1] Orel suggests a borrowing from an unattested Vulgar Latin *depenetrō (compare Latin penetrō).[2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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depërtoj (aorist dërgova, participle dërguar)

  1. to penetrate, permeate

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “depërtoj”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 369
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “depërtoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 60