arkë
See also: ärke-
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin arca (“chest, box, coffin”).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arkë f (plural arka, definite arka, definite plural arkat)
- crate, box, chest
- 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari:
- Ordhënoi Xhakonet qi banjinë arkënë e Tinëzot.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- dowry chest
- safe
- cash register
- coffin
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “arkë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 120
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “arkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 9