rrikë

Albanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *rādica, from earlier Latin rādīx (“root”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rikə/, /ˈrik/
• Rhymes: -ikə
• Hyphenation: rri‧kë

Noun

rrikë f (plural rríka, definite rríka, definite plural rríkat)

1. turnip, radish

   Synonym: rrepë

2. (obsolete) carrot

   Synonyms: karrotë, rrilkë

3. handbell

   Synonym: zile

4. spoon container usually hung on a wall

   Synonyms: lugës, shelqe

Declension

Declension of rrikë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rrikë	rrika	rrika	rrikat
accusative		rrikën
dative	rrike	rrikës	rrikave	rrikave
ablative			rrikash

Derived terms

• rrikël (“buttermilk”)
• rrikëz (“radish”)

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
• “rrikë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948), “rrikë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 439