rrikë

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Albanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *rādica, from earlier Latin rādīx (root).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rikə/, /ˈrik/
  • Rhymes: -ikə
  • Hyphenation: rri‧kë

Noun

rrikë f (plural rríka, definite rríka, definite plural rríkat)

  1. turnip, radish
    Synonym: rrepë
  2. (obsolete) carrot
    Synonyms: karrotë, rrilkë
  3. handbell
    Synonym: zile
  4. spoon container usually hung on a wall
    Synonyms: lugës, shelqe

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rrikë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 386

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
  • rrikë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “rrikë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 439