mëshoj

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in Matrënga's catechism as të mbëshuarë (load, burden). A prefixed form of pëshoj, a variation of the standard peshoj (I weigh), itself verbalized from peshë (weight), from Latin pēnsum (id.).[1][2][3] Compare mësoj and pësoj for morphological development.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈməˈʃɔj/

Verb

mëshoj (aorist mëshova, participle mëshuar)

  1. (transitive) to squeeze, press, hit, lean
  2. (intransitive) to weigh down
  3. (transitive) to emphasize
  4. (transitive) to use forcefully

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • mëshim

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mëshoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 264
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “mëshoj”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 985
  3. ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2006) Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 243