ushqej
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *vesciо̄,[1] a derivative of Latin vescor (“I eat, I feed upon”).[2][3][4]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ushqej (aorist ushqeva, participle ushqyer)
- (transitive) to feed
- (transitive) to breastfeed
- (transitive) to sustain
- (transitive) to fatten
- (transitive) to nurture
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2006) Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 241
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 1004
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “ushqej”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1535
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ushqej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 490