eshkë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin ēsca.[1][2][3]

Noun

eshkë f (definite eshka)

  1. amadou (Fomes fomentarius)
  2. punk; tinder
  3. charcoal (usually of heather wood) used in blacksmith’s forge
  4. (nonstandard) slag

Declension

Declension of eshkë
singular
indefinite definite
nominative eshkë eshka
accusative eshkën
dative/ablative eshke eshkës

Derived terms

  • eshkët, eshkore, eshkos

References

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891), “eškɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 97
  2. ^ Miklosich, Franz (1871), Die romanischen Elemente im Albanischen (Albanische Forschungen; 2), Vienna, page 23
  3. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “eshkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 90

Further reading

  • “eshkë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
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