Venedik
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish وندیك (venedik).
Proper noun
Venedik m (definite Venediku)
- Venice (a city in Italy)
- Synonyms: Veneci, (archaic) Venegjë
- 1898, T' nnoʎunat e Scćȣpniis, Shkodër, page 53:
- N' kȣt koh lulzote n' buɛ t' deedit Adriatik republika e permênnun e Venedikut.
- During this time flourished on the shore of the Adriatic sea the famous Republic of Venice.
- 1941, Per te, soldato d'Albania, Rome, page 56:
- Venediku, Napoli, aty edhe Papa, tue njoftë në 'te mbrojtsin e math të qytetnimit Oksidental kundër Orientit, qenë miq të tij.
- [original: Venezia, Napoli e perfino il Papa, riconoscendo in lui il grande Capo difensore della civiltà dell'Occidente contro l'Oriente, furono suoi alleati.]
- Venice, Naples, and the Pope himself, recognising him as the big protector of Western civilisation against the East, were his allies.
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Venedik | Venediku |
| accusative | Venedikun | |
| dat./abl. | Venediku | Venedikut |
Derived terms
- venedikas
References
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “Venedík”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 549b
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish وندیك (venedik), see there for more.
Proper noun
Venedik