kryeqytet
Albanian
Alternative forms
- kryegjytet — dialectal, northern Gheg
Etymology
From krye- (“main, head-”) + qytet (“city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾyecyˈtet/
- Rhymes: -et
Noun
kryeqytet m (plural kryeqytete, definite kryeqyteti, definite plural kryeqytetet)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kryeqytet | kryeqyteti | kryeqytete | kryeqytetet |
accusative | kryeqytetin | |||
dative | kryeqyteti | kryeqytetit | kryeqyteteve | kryeqyteteve |
ablative | kryeqytetesh |
Derived terms
- kryeqytas
- kryeqytetar
References
- “kryeqytét,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980, page 896a
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “krye-nalt-ë […] qytét”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 218a
- Leotti, Angelo (1916) “capitale”, in L'albanese parlato (in Italian), Milan: U. Hoepli, page 228
- Weigand, Gustav (1914) “Hauptstadt”, in Albanesisch–deutsches und deutsch–albanesisches Wörterbuch (in German), Leipzig: J. A. Barth, page 133b
- Kristoforidhi, Kostandin (1904) “κρύε-κϳυτέτ”, in Λεξικὸν τῆς Ἀλβανικῆς γλώσσης [Lexikòn tês Albanikês glṓssēs] (in Greek), Athens, page 180