Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Albanian *darkā, from Proto-Indo-European *dorkw-o-. Cognate to Ancient Greek δόρπον (dórpon, supper, dinner; evening).[1] Has entered the declension of the feminine ā-stems. According to A. Lubotsky and M. de Vaan, considering the distribution of the term, both Greek and Albanian strongly suggest borrowings from an old Balkan substrate source.[2]

Noun edit

darkë f (plural darka, definite darka, definite plural darkat)

  1. supper, dinner (evening meal)
  2. feast
  3. eve of Christmas or New Year, eve of wedding, eve of circumcision (synet) [3]
  4. evening

Declension edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “darkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 123
  3. ^ Dictionnaire Français-Albanais / Fjalor Shqip-Frengjisht, page 444, Vedat Kokona, Tiranë, 2002, →ISBN