breshkë
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Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably borrowed from a Vulgar Latin *brosca, or *broscus, broxae (“frog”) (compare Romanian broască, Old French bruesche, Milanese Lombard brosco), from Ionic Ancient Greek βρόθακος (bróthakos).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
breshkë f (plural breshka, definite breshka, definite plural breshkat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | breshkë | breshka | breshka | breshkat |
| accusative | breshkën | |||
| dative | breshke | breshkës | breshkave | breshkave |
| ablative | breshkash | |||
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 28
Further reading
- “breshkë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language], 1980
- Newmark, L. (1999) “breshkë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary