thekë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Feminine of North Gheg thak, from Proto-Albanian *tsaka, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱokh₂o- (“branch”) (compare Lithuanian šakà, Serbo-Croatian soha).[1][2]

Noun

thekë f (plural theka, definite theka, definite plural thekat)

  1. tasseled fringe
  2. (botany) stamen
  3. (optics) fringe

Declension

Declension of thekë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative thekë theka theka thekat
accusative thekën
dative theke thekës thekave thekave
ablative thekash

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “thekë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 473
  2. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997), Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 473-4

Further reading

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