dritë

See also: drite

Albanian

Etymology

• From Proto-Albanian *driktā, from Proto-Indo-European *dŕ̥ḱtis (“sight, vision; appearance”) +‎ *-éh₂ (thematic feminine ending), from the root *derḱ- (“to see”). Cognate with Sanskrit दृष्टि (dṛ́ṣṭi, “sight, vision, aspect”) and Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬌𐬯 (darštis, “sight”); further compare Old English torht (“clear, bright”) from the same root.

• From Proto-Albanian *drit(t)a- < earlier *dritˢtā- < Proto-Indo-European *dŕ̥ḱtó- (“visible, bright”), from the root *derḱ- (“to see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɾitə/

Noun

dritë f (plural drita, definite drita, definite plural dritat)

1. (physics) light
2. light (such as a lamp)
3. (Arvanitika) firefly

   Synonyms: xixëllonjë; see also Thesaurus:xixëllonjë

Declension

Declension of dritë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dritë	drita	drita	dritat
accusative		dritën
dative	drite	dritës	dritave	dritave
ablative			dritash

Related terms

• dritare
• drite
• dritëz
• ndrij
• ndritshëm
• ndritur
• shndritshëm
• tejshndritshëm

Further reading

• “dritë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980