prënjkë
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A derivative in -kë of Proto-Albanian *priknjā, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“colored; motley”). Cognate to Sanskrit पृश्नि (pṛśni, “spotted, speckled”), Greek περκνός (perknós, “dark, spotted”), Welsh erch (“spotted”).[1]
Noun
[edit]prënjkë f (plural prënjka, definite prënjka, definite plural prënjkat)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | prënjkë | prënjka | prënjka | prënjkat |
| accusative | prënjkën | |||
| dative | prënjkeje | prënjkës | prënjkave | prënjkave |
| ablative | prënjkash | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “prënjkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 344
Further reading
[edit]- Newmark, L. (1999) “prënjkë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[1]