trikë
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *tri/eK-(ś-), of uncertain origin, probably from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”). Similar formation with degё. Cognate to Ancient Greek τρέχνος (trékhnos) and τέρχνος (térkhnos, “sprout, (young) shoot”).[1]
Noun
[edit]trikë f
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | trikë | trika | trika | trikat |
| accusative | trikën | |||
| dative | trike | trikës | trikave | trikave |
| ablative | trikash | |||
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997), Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 389
Further reading
[edit]- “trikë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026