kujtoj

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From an earlier kujtonj and kultonj, attested in Old Gheg; so, descendance from Proto-Albanian *kugitānja or a similar word [1] as an early borrowing from Latin cōgitō[2][3][4] presents some problems. Compare Romanian cugeta, Spanish cuidar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kujtoj (aorist kujtova, participle kujtuar)

  1. to recall, remember
  2. to reminisce
    Synonym: rikujtoj
  3. to remind
    Synonym: sjell ndër mend
  4. to commemorate
    Synonym: përkujtoj
  5. to think, guess
    Synonyms: mendoj, hamendësoj

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 191
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kujtoj”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 829
  3. ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2006) Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 160
  4. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kujtoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 201