shigjetë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin sagitta. Compare also Romanian săgeată, Aromanian sãdzeatã.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiɟɛt(ə)/, /ʃid͡ʑɛt(ə)/
  • Hyphenation: shi‧gjetë, shi‧gje‧të

Noun

shigjetë f (plural shigjeta, definite shigjeta, definite plural shigjetat)

  1. arrow
  2. dart
  3. hand (of clock, measuring instrument)
  4. (figurative) abusive or critical remark
  5. (dated) the best part of quarry

Declension

Declension of shigjetë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shigjetë shigjeta shigjeta shigjetat
accusative shigjetën
dative shigjete shigjetës shigjetave shigjetave
ablative shigjetash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shigjetë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 414