makë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "make"

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *makā, which has entered the declension of the feminine -eh₂-stems, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ek- (“wet, moist”). Cognate to Serbo-Croatian mȍkar (“wet”), Lithuanian makõnė (“mud”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmakə/, [maːk]
  • Rhymes: -akə
  • Hyphenation: má‧kë

Noun

makë f (plural máka, definite máka, definite plural mákat)

  1. scum (on liquids), pond scum
    Synonym: shtrap
  2. spiderweb, cobweb
    Synonyms: cergë, pëlhurë merimange
  3. glue, paste made of flour and cornstarch
    Synonyms: ngjitës, qiriç
  4. cream
    Synonyms: mazë, ajkë

Declension

Declension of makë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative makë maka maka makat
accusative makën
dative make makës makave makave
ablative makash

Derived terms

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “makë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “makë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 260
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