rrëcek

Albanian

Etymology

Related to cekë (“shallow”). First listed by Kristoforidhi in his Dictionary of the Albanian Language of 1904 as rrëcók, it was corrected to rrëcek in the 1961 version edited by Aleksandër Xhuvani.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rəˈt͡sɛk/

Noun

rrëcék m (plural rrëcekë, definite rrëceku, definite plural rrëcekët)

  1. (regional) shallow place
    Synonyms: cekë, cekëtinë, ceklinë, cekinë

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cekë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 17-18
  2. ^ Kristoforidhi, Kostandin (1961) G.A. Lilich, Aleksandër Xhuvani, editor, Fjalor shqip-greqisht prej Konstandin Kristoforidhit. Hartuar së pari me alfabet greqisht dhe botuar në Athinë më 1904, transkriptuar tani me alfabet shqip dhe përpunuar prej prof. Aleksander Xhuvanit. Λεξικον ̓αλβανο-̔ελληνικον, Tirana: Instituti i Shkencave, →OCLC, page 62
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