bokë

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From the same root of bukël, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoHu (“to grow, swell”). Compare Old High German buhil (“hill”). See also bukur. Alternatively from Serbo-Croatian bok (“side, flank”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bokъ (“side”). However, Svane casts doubt over the Slavic source, owing to its divergent meaning (the Proto-Slavic term denotes parts of the physique rather than terrain) as well as the final -ë in Albanian, suggesting an inherited source. It is attested among Arbëresh Albanians.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bɔːk/

Noun edit

bokë m (plural boka, definite boka, definite plural bokat)

a rugged hill without vegetation, barren ground
mountain side

Declension edit

Declension of bokë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	bokë	boka	boka	bokat
accusative	bokë	boka	bokën	bokat
dative	boke	bokave	bokës	bokavet
ablative	boke	bokash	bokës	bokavet

Derived terms edit

bokërimë, bokërishtë

Related terms edit

bukur
bukël

References edit

^ Topalli, K. (2017) “bokë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 231
^ Omari, Anila (2012) “bokë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 106

[1] Topalli, K. (2017) “bokë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 231

[2] Omari, Anila (2012) “bokë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 106

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