dritë

See also: drite

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *driktā, from Proto-Indo-European *dŕ̥ḱtis (“sight, vision; appearance”) +‎ *-éh₂ (thematic feminine ending), from the root *derḱ- (“to see”). Cognate with Sanskrit दृष्टि (dṛ́ṣṭi, “sight, vision, aspect”) and Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬌𐬯 (darštis, “sight”); further compare Old English torht (“clear, bright”) from the same root.

Noun

dritë f (plural drita, definite drita, definite plural dritat)

1. (physics) light
2. light (such as a lamp)

Declension

Declension of dritë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	dritë	drita	drita	dritat
accusative			dritën
dative	driteje	dritave	dritës	dritave
ablative		dritash

Related terms

• dritare
• dritëz
• ndrij
• ndritur
• ndritshëm
• shndritshëm
• tejshndritshëm