-kë

Albanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ъka, compare Romanian -ică.

Suffix

-kë f (chiefly dialectal)

1. forms diminutives of feminine nouns

   Synonyms: -zë, -içkë

   ‎çupë + ‎-kë → ‎çupkë

Derived terms

Albanian terms suffixed with -kë

drang

dredhkë

Dhorkë

flluskë

Gjekë

Gjikë

Gjokë

Gjukë

Hykë

korobackë

kukuvajkë

mbretëreshkë

Mrikë

Ndokë

Ndrekë

Prekë

prikë

qindarkë

rripkë

rrojkë

Sofika

shkulkë

shofkë

Tringa

trink

vickë

Zekë

References

• Newmark, L., Hubbard, P., Prifti, P. (1982) Standard Albanian: a reference grammar for students, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, § 3.4.1 D, page 172