nënk

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Albanian

Particle

nënk (Arbëresh)

  1. Alternative form of nuk
    • 1882, Stanislao Marchianò, Studii filologici svolti con la lingua pelasgo-albanese, Napoli, page 84:
      Mori ebùkura Morèe, / Cië kùur të glièe nëngk të pèe
      [Mori e bukura Morē, / që kūr të lē nënk të pē]
      O beautiful Morea, ever since I left you I have not seen you

References

  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “nën-fletë [] -k”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 315b
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “nɛngɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 304