shkrep
Albanian
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Albanian *krep-, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-p-, *krep- (“to crack, crash”), an onomatopoeic root. Cognate to Latin crepo (“to resound, ring, tone”). A formation with the prefix sh-.
Verb
editshkrep (aorist shkrepa, participle shkrepur)
- to flash, tone, to strike (till sparks fly off), an idea comes to one’s mind
- to pull trigger, shoot (of a weapon)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editA singularized plural of shkarp, a sh- prefixed formation from karp, from Proto-Indo-European *kṛHp-.[1]
Noun
editshkrep m (plural shkrepa, definite shkrepi, definite plural shkrepat)
Declension
editDeclension of shkrep
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 363-4