prënjkë

Albanian

Etymology

A derivative in -kë of Proto-Albanian *priknjā, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“colored; motley”). Cognate to Sanskrit पृश्नि (pṛśni, “spotted, speckled”), Greek περκνός (perknós, “dark, spotted”), Welsh erch (“spotted”).[1]

Noun

prënjkë f (plural prënjka, definite prënjka, definite plural prënjkat)

  1. freckle, sunspot

Declension

Declension of prënjkë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative prënjkë prënjka prënjka prënjkat
accusative prënjkën
dative prënjke prënjkës prënjkave prënjkave
ablative prënjkash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “prënjkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 344

Further reading

  • Newmark, L. (1999) “prënjkë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[1]
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