bretkosë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • bretk, bretkocë, bretëk

Etymology

Enlargement of bretk, contraction of archaic bretëk. Compare (Ionic) Ancient Greek βρόταχος (brótakhos), Romanian broatec, brotac (“tree frog”), Aromanian broatic, Sicilian vròtacu) See also breshkë. [1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

bretkosë f (plural bretkosa, definite bretkosa, definite plural bretkosat)

  1. frog
  2. (swimming) breaststroke

Declension

Declension of bretkosë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bretkosë bretkosa bretkosa bretkosat
accusative bretkosën
dative bretkose bretkosës bretkosave bretkosave
ablative bretkosash

See also

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir. (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary.p 39
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