Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin benedicō (to bless, praise). A more phonologically conserved variant is bënkoj, whereas the standard form was possibly affected by be (oath) considering the lack of reduction of the unstressed vowel.[2][3]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bekoj (aorist bekova, participle bekuar)

  1. to bless
  2. to wish well
  3. to thank, express gratitude

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bekoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 20
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “bekoj”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 190-191
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bekoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 20

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Noun

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bekoj

  1. plural of beko