tekë

See also: teke

Albanian

Etymology

From a South Slavic language, derived from Proto-Slavic *tękъ (“appetite”). Compare Serbo-Croatian tek (“appetite”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɛːk]

Noun

tekë f (plural teka, definite teka, definite plural tekat)

  1. whim
  2. unexpected occurrence

Declension

Declension of tekë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tekë teka teka tekat
accusative tekën
dative teke tekës tekave tekave
ablative tekash

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • tekanjoz, teket

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “tekë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1453

Further reading

  • “tekë”, 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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