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tkurr

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Denominative verb from *kurr and prefix -, from Proto-Albanian *kurna, whence kurriz; see there for more.[1][2] Alternatively, from Proto-Albanian *kurn-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to bend, curve, turn).[3] Cognate to Ancient Greek κυρτός (kurtós, crooked, bent) and Latin curvus (bent, curved).

Verb

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tkurr (aorist tkurra, participle tkurrur)

  1. (transitive) to contract, draw together, shrink up
    Antonym: bymej

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997), Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 220
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kurriz”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 184
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “tkurr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 458

Further reading

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  • tkurr”, 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]‎[2], 1980
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “tkurr”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[3], Oxford: Oxford University Press