pëlqej

Albanian

Etymology

From earlier pëlqenj (third person singular pëlqen), from Proto-Albanian *plakjɔnit, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin placeō.[1] Compare Romanian plăcea, Italian piacere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəlˈcɛj/

Verb

pëlqej (aorist pëlqeva, participle pëlqyer)

  1. to like
  2. to accept
  3. to enjoy
  4. to favour

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • pëlqim
  • pëlqyer
  • pëlqyeshëm

References

  1. Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 191.
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