kënaq

Albanian

Alternative forms

• knaç, knaq — Gheg

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nóḱe (“he has reached, attained”), perfective of *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Cognate with Old Irish tánaic (“he arrived”), Latin nancisci (“to get”), Lithuanian nèšti (“to carry”), Ancient Greek ἐνεγκεῖν (enenkeîn, “to carry”), Old English ġenōg (“enough”), German genug, Swedish nog. Alternatively from the compound *ka +‎ *ānda, literally meaning 'having pleasure'.

Pronunciation

• (Tosk) IPA^(key): /kənacɕ/

Verb

kënáq (aorist kënáqa, participle kënáqur)

1. (active voice, transitive) to make (someone) happy; to fulfill a wish; to gratify, please, satisfy

   Synonyms: gëzoj, argëtoj

2. (active voice, transitive, figurative, 3rd pers.) it satisfies

Verb

kënáqem (aorist u kënáqa, participle kënáqur)

1. (passive voice, reflexive) to be pleased, rejoiced

   Synonyms: gëzohem, argëtohem

Derived terms

• kënaqem
• kënaqur
  • pakënaqur
• kënaqës
• kënaqësi
  • vetëkënaqësi
  • me kënaqësi
  • pa kënaqësi
  • pakënaqësi
• kënaqje
• kënaqshëm, kënaqshme
  • pakënaqshëm, pakënaqshme