Venedik

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish وندیك (venedik).

Proper noun

Venedik m (definite Venediku)

1. Venice (a city in Italy)

   Synonyms: Veneci, (archaic) Venegjë

   • 1898, T' nnoʎunat e Scćȣpniis, Shkodër, page 53:

     N' kȣt koh lulzote n' buɛ t' deedit Adriatik republika e permênnun e Venedikut.

     During this time flourished on the shore of the Adriatic sea the famous Republic of Venice.

   • 1941, Per te, soldato d'Albania, Rome, page 56:

     Venediku, Napoli, aty edhe Papa, tue njoftë në 'te mbrojtsin e math të qytetnimit Oksidental kundër Orientit, qenë miq të tij.

     [original: Venezia, Napoli e perfino il Papa, riconoscendo in lui il grande Capo difensore della civiltà dell'Occidente contro l'Oriente, furono suoi alleati.]

     Venice, Naples, and the Pope himself, recognising him as the big protector of Western civilisation against the East, were his allies.

Derived terms

• venedikas

 

References

• Mann, S. E. (1948) “Venedík”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 549b

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish وندیك (venedik), see there for more.

Proper noun

Venedik

1. Venice