përdhunoj

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Albanian

Etymology

From për- (for) +‎ dhunë (violence, force) +‎ -oj (I) → meaning “I rape”.

Word construction and change of meaning from “force/power” → “rape/violate” cf. german vergewaltigen (to rape): ver- (for) +‎ gewaltig (powerful) +‎ -en (germ. verb suffix for infinitive form).

Pronunciation

Verb

përdhunój (aorist përdhunóva, participle përdhunúar)

  1. (transitive) to rape, violate
    Synonym: dhunoj

Conjugation

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
  • përdhunoj”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006