lakuriq
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
(Adj., verb, adverb & noun) suffixed form of dialectal lakur, from Proto-Albanian *laukura, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light, shine”). Related to loqe, gloq.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): [lakuˈɾic͡ç], [lakuˈɾic], [ʎakuˈɾic͡ç], [ʎakuˈɾic͡ç] (Standard)
- IPA(key): [ʎakuˈɾic͡ɕ], [ʎakuˈɾict͡ɕ], [ʎakuˈɾit͡ʃ] (Standard [c]~[c͡ç] merge with [c͡ɕ], [t͡ɕ], [t͡ʃ] in northern Gheg dialects)
Adjective edit
lakuríq (feminine lakuriqe, masculine plural lakuríqë, feminine plural lakuríqe)
- (anatomy) nude, naked, undressed
- (plants) (tree/plant) without leaves
- (zoology) mammals/birds without fur/feathers
- (landscape) empty place/land
- (figurative) open, naked, blunt
- E vërteta lakuriqe.
- The naked truth.
Synonyms edit
Verb edit
lakuríq (aorist lakuríqa, participle lakuríqur)
- (transitive) to undress, remove clothing
- (figurative) to rob, steal (leaving a person without nothing left)
- (figurative) to find out (something that was hidden)
Synonyms edit
- lakuriqësoj (active)
- lakuriqësohem (mediopassive)
- lakuriqem (mediopassive)
- zhvesh (active)
- zhvishem (mediopassive)
Adverb edit
lakuríq
- nakedly, baldly, plainly
- E la lakuriq (dikë).
- He/she/it left (someone) baldly.
- (figurative) frankly, openly, honestly, truly, plainly
- Ia tha të vërtetën lakuriq.
- It told him frankly the truth.
Synonyms edit
Noun edit
lakuríq m (plural lakuríqë, definite lakuríqi, definite plural lakuríqët)
- (zoology) bat
- Synonym: zog nate
- lakuriqi i natës, lakuriq nate
- the bat, bat
- (literally, “the naked of the night”)
Derived terms edit
- lakuriqës m, lakuriqësi m
- lakuriqësi f, lakuriqësia f
- lakuriqësim m, lakuriqësimi m
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- [1] adjektive "lakuriq,-e / lakuríq,-e" (engl.: naked, undressed, bare) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
- [2] verb "lakuriq / lakuríq" (engl.: undress, rob) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
- [3] noun "laquriq, -i / lakuríq,-i" (engl.: bat) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
- [4] adverb "lakuriq / lakuríq" (engl.: nakedly, baldly, plainly) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)