ujq

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • ulqënëOld Gheg (Buzuku)
  • ujkrëOld Tosk

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ulkai̯. The Old Gheg variant ulqënë, and Old Tosk ujkrë (with analogous k), are an n-stem allomorph Proto-Albanian *úlkʲenì, which is to be considered secondary for etymological reasons.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɲɛrəz]

Noun

ujq

  1. indefinite nominative plural of ujk

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021) “ujq”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]