ankth

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ânkth (Gheg), angth

Etymology

From dialectal angth, diminutive of archaic ang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋkθ/

Noun

ankth m (plural ankthe, definite ankthi, definite plural ankthet)

1. nightmare
2. (figurative) anxiety
3. bogey, hobgoblin, ghost

Declension

Declension of ankth

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	ankth	ankthër	ankthi	ankthet
accusative			ankthin
dative	ankthi	ankthërve	ankthit	ankthërve
ablative		ankthërish

Derived terms

• i ankthshëm

Related terms

• ang
• makth

Further reading

• “ankth”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[2] (in Albanian), 1980
• “ankth”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “ânkth”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 7