shigjetë
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin sagitta. Compare also Romanian săgeată, Aromanian sãdzeatã.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
shigjetë f (plural shigjeta, definite shigjeta, definite plural shigjetat)
- arrow
- dart
- hand (of clock, measuring instrument)
- (figurative) abusive or critical remark
- (outdated) best part of quarry
Declension edit
Declension of shigjetë
| indefinite | definite | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | shigjetë | shigjeta | shigjeta | shigjetat |
| accusative | shigjetën | |||
| dative | shigjete | shigjetave | shigjetës | shigjetavet |
| ablative | shigjetash | |||
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shigjetë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 414