kamatë
Albanian
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian kamata, from Ancient Greek κάματος (kámatos), or directly borrowed from Greek.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kamaːt/
Noun
kamatë f (plural kamata, definite kamata, definite plural kamatat)
- (finance) interest
- 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari:
- Mos dhashtë me kamatë.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kamatë | kamata | kamata | kamatat |
| accusative | kamatën | |||
| dative | kamate | kamatës | kamatave | kamatave |
| ablative | kamatash | |||
Synonyms
- fajde
- gjedheshtër
Derived terms
- kamatar
- kamatari
- kamatëmarrës
- kamatëmarrje
- kamatëpagues
- kamatëvonesë
References
- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kamatë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 705
- ^ Omari, Anila (2012), “kamatë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe [Albanian-Serbian Linguistic Relations] (in Albanian), Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, →ISBN, page 159
Further reading
- “kamatë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026