pecetë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• picetë — Gheg

Etymology

From pecë (“rag, cloth”) +‎ -të.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈt͡setə/
• Rhymes: -etə
• Hyphenation: pe‧cé‧të

Noun

pecetë f (plural pecéta, definite pecéta, definite plural pecétat)

1. napkin, serviette

   Synonym: pecë

2. handkerchief

   Synonym: shami

3. (colloquial) towel

   Synonyms: peshqir, havlli (colloquial, archaic)

Declension

Declension of pecetë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pecetë	peceta	peceta	pecetat
accusative		pecetën
dative	pecete	pecetës	pecetave	pecetave
ablative			pecetash

Further reading

• “pecetë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• “pecetë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “pecetë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 352