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dëkoj

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Disputed:

  • From an earlier *dërkoj, from darkë.[1] Related to ndikoj (to pour in, to influence) and dikoj (to flow, to pour). Same sense development as in derdh, with secondary meanings being "to strike down", "to cause to fall".[2][3]
  • Borrowed from Latin indicere (to impose, to inflict).[4]

Verb

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dëkoj (aorist dëkova, participle dëkuar)

  1. to beat, thrash
  2. to hit, strike
  3. to knock down, destroy, ruin
  4. to pour
  5. to spill

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1986) Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume I, Prishtinë: Rilindja, page 121
  2. ^ Studia Albanica, Volume 27, University of Michigan, L'institut, 1990, page 186
  3. ^ Eqrem Çabej, Studime gjuhësore A-O, Indiana University, Rilindja, 1986, page 121
  4. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dëkoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 63

Further reading

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  • Newmark, L. (1999) “dëkoj”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[1]