ankth

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ânkth (Gheg), angth

Etymology

From dialectal angth, diminutive of archaic ang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋkθ/

Noun

ankth m (plural ankthe, definite ankthi, definite plural ankthet)

1. nightmare
2. (figurative) anxiety
3. bogey, hobgoblin, ghost

Declension

Declension of ankth

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ankth	ankthi	ankthër	ankthet
accusative		ankthin
dative	ankthi	ankthit	ankthërve	ankthërve
ablative			ankthërish

Derived terms

• i ankthshëm

Related terms

• ang
• makth

Further reading

• “ankth”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[2] (in Albanian), 1980
• “ankth”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “ânkth”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 7