shigjetë
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin sagitta. Compare also Romanian săgeată, Aromanian sãdzeatã.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]shigjetë f (plural shigjeta, definite shigjeta, definite plural shigjetat)
- arrow
- dart
- hand (of clock, measuring instrument)
- (figurative) abusive or critical remark
- (dated) the best part of quarry
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | shigjetë | shigjeta | shigjeta | shigjetat |
| accusative | shigjetën | |||
| dative | shigjeteje | shigjetës | shigjetave | shigjetave |
| ablative | shigjetash | |||
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shigjetë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 414