njerk

Albanian

Etymology

Back-formation from njerkë (“stepmother”).

Noun

njerk m

  1. stepfather
    Synonym: vitërk

Declension

Declension of njerk
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative njerk njerku njerkë njerkët
accusative njerkun
dative njerku njerkut njerkëve njerkëve
ablative njerkësh

Further reading

  • “njerk”, 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
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “njerk”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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