prikë

Albanian

Etymology

From either prij (“to lead”) +‎ -kë or borrowed from Ancient Greek προίξ (proíx, “dowry”).[1]

Noun

prikë f (plural prika, definite prika, definite plural prikat)

  1. dowry

Declension

Declension of prikë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative prikë prika prika prikat
accusative prikën
dative prike prikës prikave prikave
ablative prikash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “prikë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 345

Further reading

  • “prikë”, 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
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