tekë

See also: teke

Albanian

Etymology

From a South Slavic language, derived from Proto-Slavic *tękъ (“appetite”). Compare Serbo-Croatian tek (“appetite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛːk]

Noun

tekë f (plural teka, definite teka, definite plural tekat)

1. whim
2. unexpected occurrence

Declension

Declension of tekë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tekë	teka	teka	tekat
accusative		tekën
dative	teke	tekës	tekave	tekave
ablative			tekash

Synonyms

• dëshirë, qejf, trill, huq

Derived terms

• tekanjoz, teket

Further reading

• “tekë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980