thikë
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *tsikā, possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃- (“to sharpen”), compare Armenian սուր (sur, “sharp; knife”) and Sanskrit शा (śā, “to sharpen”).[1] Meyer considers an alternative borrowing from Latin sīca (“a poniard, curved dagger”),[2] while other scholars believe instead the opposite.[3]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]thikë f (plural thika, definite thika, definite plural thikat)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | thikë | thika | thika | thikat |
| accusative | thikën | |||
| dative | thike | thikës | thikave | thikave |
| ablative | thikash | |||
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “thikë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 477
- ^ Meyer, G. (1891), “thikë”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 90
- ^ Havers, Wilhelm (1984). Die Sprache. A. Sexl. p. 84.
Further reading
[edit]- “thikë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026