fraq

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *frak, from Proto-Albanian *awa-raka. Close to Latvian rakt (“to dig”), Lithuanian rakù, ràkti (“to peck open, to lance”). Variant of older form thrak.[1]

Noun

fraq m (definite fraqi)

  1. biting cold, frost
    Synonyms: cikmë, cegëm, acar, cikmëtirë

Declension

Declension of fraq
singular
indefinite definite
nominative fraq fraqi
accusative fraqin
dative/ablative fraqi fraqit

References

  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “fraq”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 102

Further reading

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