saktë

See also: sakte

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • i sakët

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (sahi, “really, truly”) + -të.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaktə/
  • Rhymes: -aktə

Adjective

i saktë (feminine plural të sakta)

  1. flawless, perfect
    Synonym: i rregullt
  2. exact, accurate
    Synonym: i përpiktë
  3. reliable, trustworthy
    Synonym: i sigurt

Antonyms

  • i pasaktë

Derived terms

  • pasaktë
  • saktas
  • saktësi
  • saktësoj

References

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “saktë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
  • Bufli, G.; Rocchi, L. (2021), “*sahi”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 403
  • Meyer, G. (1891), “saktε”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 377
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