mjek

Albanian

Etymology

From an earlier mjēk, from Proto-Albanian *mʲeðək, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin medicus (doctor, physician, surgeon).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjɛk/
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Noun

mjek m (plural mjekë, definite mjeku, definite plural mjekët); feminine equivalent mjeke

  1. doctor, medic
    Synonym: doktor

Declension

Declension of mjek
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mjek mjeku mjekë mjekët
accusative mjekun
dative mjeku mjekut mjekëve mjekëve
ablative mjekësh

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “mjek”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 998
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mjek”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 269