pecetë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پچته (peçete).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈt͡setə/
  • Rhymes: -etə
  • Hyphenation: pe‧cé‧të

Noun

pecetë f (plural pecéta, definite pecéta, definite plural pecétat)

  1. napkin, serviette
    Synonym: pecë
  2. handkerchief
    Synonym: shami
  3. (colloquial) towel
    Synonyms: peshqir, havlli (colloquial, archaic)

Declension

Declension of pecetë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pecetë peceta peceta pecetat
accusative pecetën
dative pecete pecetës pecetave pecetave
ablative pecetash

Further reading

  • “pecetë”, 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
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “pecetë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 352
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