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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *pait- (“gown, cloak”), a derivation with the suffix -kë. Cognate with Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 (paida, “tunic, shirt”) and Ancient Greek βαίτη (baítē). A loanword from Gothic is also phonetically possible. Orel considers it a derivation from petë, reconstructing Proto-Albanian *patika.[1]
Noun
petk m (plural petka, definite petku, definite plural petkat)
- gown, garment, dress, suit
- (chiefly in the plural) costume, suit (mostly for men)
- Synonym: kostum
- (in the plural) clothes
- Synonyms: ndërresë, rrobë, veshje
- underwear, innerwear, sheets
- Synonyms: të brendshme, të linjta
- (Arbëresh, Arvanitika) wealth, asset
- Synonyms: mall, pasuri
- (figurative) outer appearance
- Synonym: mbulesë
- (figurative, derogatory) mask, concealment
- Synonyms: maskë, lustër
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 157
Further reading
- “petk”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980
- “petk”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “petk”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 362