kthej

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Albanian

Etymology

Possibly a derivation in k- from thyej (“to breach, break”).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

kthej (aorist ktheva, participle kthyer) (transitive)

  1. to turn, turn over, flip
    Kthe patatet. ― Flip the potatoes.
  2. to plough deeply
    Synonym: lëroj
  3. to turn inside out
    Ktheu xhepin. ― He turned his pocket inside out.
  4. to hem
  5. to roll up
    Synonym: përvesh
    Kthen mëngët. ― He rolls up his sleeves.
  6. to bend, curve
    Synonym: përkul
  7. to twist, rotate
    Synonyms: rrotulloj, përdredh
  8. to turn, direct (a body part to a direction)
    Synonyms: vë, drejtoj, lëviz
    Ktheva sytë. ― I turned my eyes.
  9. to deviate, turn off
  10. to return, give back
    Ktheva librin. ― I returned the book.
  11. to answer with, reply with, do in response
    Ai nuk ia ktheu përshëndetjen. ― He did not return the greeting.
  12. to quaff, guzzle
    Synonyms: pi, derdh
  13. (colloquial) to change, replace
    Synonym: zëvendësoj
  14. to turn into, convert, transform
    Synonyms: shndërron, bëj
  15. to change (one's behaviour)
  16. (colloquial) to translate
    Synonym: përkthej
  17. (intransitive) Synonym of kthehem in the following senses:
    1. (colloquial) to come back, return
    2. (colloquial) to turn (change direction of travel)
    3. to stop at, stay for a short time at
      Synonym: ndaloj
    4. (colloquial) to recover, get better
    5. to change (one's own behaviour or opinions)
  18. (mediopassive) See kthehem.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kthej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 200

Further reading

  • “kthej”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, pages 899–900
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