shetkë

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Albanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *(š)četъka.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃet.kə/
  • Rhymes: -etkə
  • Hyphenation: shet‧kë

Noun

shetkë f (plural shetka, definite shetka, definite plural shetkat)

  1. horse's mane
    Synonyms: jele, kreshtë, krifë

Declension

Declension of shetkë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shetkë shetka shetka shetkat
accusative shetkën
dative shetke shetkës shetkave shetkave
ablative shetkash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shetkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 412

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “shetkë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 472