zbatoj

Albanian

Etymology

From z- +‎ batoj. According to Orel (1998), a formation from Vulgar Latin *exbattuo, *exbattuere, from Latin battuo. Compare to Italian sbattere, Romanian zbate.[1]

Verb

zbatój (aorist zbatova, participle zbatuar)

  1. to carry out (orders, plans, etc.)
  2. to put into force

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “zbatoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 519

Further reading

  • zbatoj”, 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