dritë
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See also: drite
Albanian
Etymology
- From Proto-Albanian *driktā, from Proto-Indo-European *dŕ̥ḱtis (“sight, vision; appearance”) + *-éh₂ (thematic feminine ending), from the root *derḱ- (“to see”). Cognate with Sanskrit दृष्टि (dṛ́ṣṭi, “sight, vision, aspect”) and Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬌𐬯 (darštis, “sight”); further compare Old English torht (“clear, bright”) from the same root.
- From Proto-Albanian *drit(t)a- < earlier *dritˢtā- < Proto-Indo-European *dŕ̥ḱtó- (“visible, bright”), from the root *derḱ- (“to see”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dritë f (plural drita, definite drita, definite plural dritat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dritë | drita | drita | dritat |
| accusative | dritën | |||
| dative | drite | dritës | dritave | dritave |
| ablative | dritash | |||
Related terms
References
- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021) “dritë”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen
Further reading
- “dritë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe , 1980