shigjetë

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin sagitta. Compare also Romanian săgeată, Aromanian sãdzeatã.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃiɟɛt(ə)/, /ʃid͡ʑɛt(ə)/
  • Hyphenation: shi‧gjetë, shi‧gje‧të

Noun[edit]

shigjetë f (plural shigjeta, definite shigjeta, definite plural shigjetat)

  1. arrow
  2. dart
  3. hand (of clock, measuring instrument)
  4. (figurative) abusive or critical remark
  5. (outdated) best part of quarry

Declension[edit]

Declension of shigjetë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative shigjetë shigjeta shigjeta shigjetat
accusative shigjetën
dative shigjete shigjetave shigjetës shigjetavet
ablative shigjetash

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shigjetë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 414
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