pataksem

Albanian

Verb

pataksem (Calabria)

1. mediopassive of pataks
2. to jump, stand up quickly as struck with amazement

   Synonyms: brof, çudit

   • 1873, Girolamo de Rada, Canti di Milosao, canto 1, page 14, line 17:

     m'u patάxa e ruata jaɔtin

     [m'u pataksa e ruata jashtin]

     I stood up amazed and looked outside

Further reading

• Meyer, G. (1891) “patáks”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 324