hokë

Albanian

Etymology

Probably borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin iocus. Compare English joke.

Noun

hokë f (plural hoke, definite hokja, definite plural hoket)

1. joke

   Synonyms: shaka, tallje, shpoti

2. (rare) small mirror

Declension

Declension of hokë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hokë	hokja	hoke	hoket
accusative		hokën
dative	hoke	hokës	hokeve	hokeve
ablative			hokesh

Derived terms

• hokoj
• hokatem

Further reading

• Elezi, Mehmet (2006), “hokë”, in Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe : rreth 41000 fjalë që nuk gjinden në FGJSSH, me shtjellime etimologjike (in Albanian), Tirana: Enti Botues "Gjergj Fishta", page 587