xhuvejkë

Albanian

Etymology

From xhufkë, via an interim xhuf-enj-kë (a singularized plural).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒuˈvɛjkə/

Noun

xhuvéjkë f (plural xhuvejka, definite xhuvejka, definite plural xhuvejkat)

  1. (Tosk, Gramsh) the first leaves that the crop (wheat, corn, etc.) grows

Declension

Declension of xhuvejkë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative xhuvejkë xhuvejka xhuvejka xhuvejkat
accusative xhuvejkën
dative xhuvejke xhuvejkës xhuvejkave xhuvejkave
ablative xhuvejkash

References

  1. ^ Kolec, Topalli (2015), “Nga vepra fjalor etimologjik i gjuhës shqipe VIII”, in Studime Filologjike, volumes 3-4, Tirana: Akademia e Shkencave e RSH, page 213