arkë

See also: ärke- and arke

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin arca (“chest, box, coffin”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɾk(ə)/, [aːɹk]

Noun

arkë f (plural arka, definite arka, definite plural arkat)

  1. crate, box, chest
    • 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari:
      Ordhënoi Xhakonet qi banjinë arkënë e Tinëzot.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. dowry chest
  3. safe
  4. cash register
  5. coffin

Declension

Declension of arkë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arkë arka arka arkat
accusative arkën
dative arke arkës arkave arkave
ablative arkash

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References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “arkë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 120
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “arkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 9

Further reading

  • “arkë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “arkë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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