armik

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an earlier anëmik, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin inimīcus (“enemy”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tosk) IPA(key): [aɾˈmik]
  • (Gheg) IPA(key): [anˈmik]

Noun

armik m (plural armiq, definite armiku, definite plural armiqtë)

  1. enemy
    • 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari:
      Ti neve en anëmikut na ruoj.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. adversary, opponent

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • armiqëri
  • armiqësi
  • armiqësisht
  • armiqësoj
  • armiqësor

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “armik”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 121
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “armik”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 9

Further reading

  • “armik”, 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
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