rikë
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Albanian *rika, based on an onomatopoeic verb, close to Lithuanian ri̇̀kti (“to cry”).[1]
Noun
[edit]rikë f (plural rika, definite rika, definite plural rikat)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rikë | rika | rika | rikat |
| accusative | rikën | |||
| dative | rike | rikës | rikave | rikave |
| ablative | rikash | |||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “rikë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 371