lakuriq

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Albanian

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Etymology

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(Adj., verb, adverb & noun) suffixed form of dialectal lakur, from Proto-Albanian *laukura, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (light, shine). Related to loqe, gloq.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [lakuˈɾic͡ç], [lakuˈɾic], [ʎakuˈɾic͡ç], [ʎakuˈɾic͡ç] (Standard)
  • IPA(key): [ʎakuˈɾic͡ɕ], [ʎakuˈɾict͡ɕ], [ʎakuˈɾit͡ʃ] (Standard [c]~[c͡ç] merge with [c͡ɕ], [t͡ɕ], [t͡ʃ] in northern Gheg dialects)

Adjective

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lakuríq (feminine lakuriqe, masculine plural lakuríqë, feminine plural lakuríqe)

  1. (anatomy) nude, naked, undressed
  2. (plants) (tree/plant) without leaves
  3. (zoology) mammals/birds without fur/feathers
  4. (landscape) empty place/land
  5. (figurative) open, naked, blunt
    E vërteta lakuriqe.
    The naked truth.

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Verb

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lakuríq (aorist lakuríqa, participle lakuríqur)

  1. (transitive) to undress, remove clothing
  2. (figurative) to rob, steal (leaving a person without nothing left)
  3. (figurative) to find out (something that was hidden)

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Adverb

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lakuríq

  1. nakedly, baldly, plainly
    E la lakuriq (dikë).
    He/she/it left (someone) baldly.
  2. (figurative) frankly, openly, honestly, truly, plainly
    Ia tha të vërtetën lakuriq.
    It told him frankly the truth.

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Noun

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lakuríq m (plural lakuríqë, definite lakuríqi, definite plural lakuríqët)

  1. (zoology) bat
    Synonym: zog nate
    lakuriqi i natës, lakuriq nate
    the bat, bat
    (literally, “the naked of the night”)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • [1] adjektive "lakuriq,-e / lakuríq,-e" (engl.: naked, undressed, bare) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
  • [2] verb "lakuriq / lakuríq" (engl.: undress, rob) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
  • [3] noun "laquriq, -i / lakuríq,-i" (engl.: bat) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
  • [4] adverb "lakuriq / lakuríq" (engl.: nakedly, baldly, plainly) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)