petk

See also: pětk

Albanian

Alternative forms

• petkë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *pait- (“gown, cloak”), a derivation with the suffix -kë. Cognate with Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 (paida, “tunic, shirt”) and Ancient Greek βαίτη (baítē). A loanword from Gothic is also phonetically possible. Orel considers it a derivation from petë, reconstructing Proto-Albanian *patika.

Noun

petk m (plural petka, definite petku, definite plural petkat)

1. gown, garment, dress, suit
2. (chiefly in the plural) costume, suit (mostly for men)

   Synonym: kostum

3. (in the plural) clothes

   Synonyms: ndërresë, rrobë, veshje

4. underwear, innerwear, sheets

   Synonyms: të brendshme, të linjta

5. (Arbëresh, Arvanitika) wealth, asset

   Synonyms: mall, pasuri

6. (figurative) outer appearance

   Synonym: mbulesë

7. (figurative, derogatory) mask, concealment

   Synonyms: maskë, lustër

Declension

Declension of petk

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	petk	petka	petku	petkat
accusative			petkun
dative	petku	petkave	petkut	petkave
ablative		petkash

Derived terms

• petkalarëse (“clothes washer”)

Further reading

• “petk”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[2] (in Albanian), 1980
• “petk”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “petk”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 362