sukë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "suke"

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tšukā. Cognate to Sanskrit सूच (śûka, “awn of grain, spike of insect”), Avestan 𐬯𐬏𐬐𐬁 (sūkā, “needle”).[1]

Noun

sukë f (plural suka, definite suka, definite plural sukat)

  1. hill, elevation, peak, knoll
    Synonyms: kodrinë, kodër
  2. slope or mound on the side of a mountain; mountainside
    Synonym: bokë
  3. shore, coast, bank
    Synonym: bregore
  4. stake, post
    Synonym: hu

Declension

Declension of sukë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sukë suka suka sukat
accusative sukën
dative suke sukës sukave sukave
ablative sukash

Derived terms

  • sukale
  • sukore
  • sukrojë
  • sukuje
  • sukull
  • sukulloj

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “sukë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 404

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “sukë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “sukë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 463
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