Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *etës (compare dialectal ecëj), from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti, present of *h₁ey-. Compare Serbo-Croatian ìći, Lithuanian eĩti. See heci.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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eci (aorist eca, participle ecur)

  1. to walk

Conjugation

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Nupe

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Ecizhì na dan dzukó o na.

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Nupoid *iti. Cognates include Asu eci, Dibo eci, Gupa-Abawa itsi, Kakanda iti, Kupa ici.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eci (plural ecizhì)

  1. yam (general term) (Dioscorea)
    Mi è pa eci.I am pounding yam.
    1. yellow Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata)
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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eci

  1. race; run
    Eci na dòkò bi na máfi dòkòci.The race that the horse ran pleased the horserider.
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