tërheq

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • trêk (Albanian)

Etymology

A compound formation of prefix tër- and heq. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *tragʰ- (to draw, drag) or *dʰerǵʰ- (to bind fast). Compare Latin trahō (to pull, carry), Old High German trehhan (to push, bump, move, scratch), English drag.

Verb

tërheq (aorist tërhoqa, participle tërhéqur)(transitive)

  1. to pull
  2. to withdraw
  3. (figuratively) to attract

Conjugation

  • tërheqës
  • tërheqësi
  • tërheqje
  • tërhiqem

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • tërheq”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “tërheq”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]