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Albanian
Etymology
From Old Albanian kat (Buzuku), also attested as mkatë (Budi) and mpkat (Bogdani), from Latin peccātum (“sin, error, fault”).[1][2] The origin of the initial nasal is unclear, yet it could either reflect the native preposition më (“in, on, at”) (earlier mbë, ëmbë), or be from a learned influence via Latin peccātum. Phonological development of earliest form kat from *peccátu- > *pëkát > *pkát > kat.[3]
Pronunciation
Noun
mëkat m (plural mëkate, definite mëkati, definite plural mëkatet)
- sin
- fault
- error
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References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mëkat”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 258
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “mëkat”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 976
- ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2006) Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, pages 158-159