thjeshtë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • fjeshtë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tseksta, compound of *ts- (“not”) and *eksta (“outside, beyond”) (modern jashtë (“out, away”)), i.e. 'within reach, close by'. More at jashtë. For sense development, compare French aise (“ease”), from Latin adjacens (“nearby”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθjɛʃtə/, [θjɛʃt]

Adjective

i thjeshtë (feminine plural të thjeshta)

  1. simple
    Të jap një zgjidhje shumë të thjeshtë për problemin tënd.
    Let me give you a very simple solution to your problem.

Antonyms

Further reading

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