lakuriq

Albanian

Etymology

(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

• 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

lakuríq (feminine lakuriqe, masculine plural lakuríqë, feminine plural lakuríqe)

1. (anatomy) nude, naked, undressed
2. (plants) (tree/plant) without leaves
3. (zoology) mammals/birds without fur/feathers
4. (landscape) empty place/land
5. (figurative) open, naked, blunt

   E vërteta lakuriqe.

   The naked truth.

Synonyms

• cullak
• cullake

Verb

lakuríq (aorist lakuríqa, participle lakuríqur)

1. (transitive) to undress, remove clothing
2. (figurative) to rob, steal (leaving a person without nothing left)
3. (figurative) to find out (something that was hidden)

Synonyms

• lakuriqësoj (active)
• lakuriqësohem (mediopassive)
• lakuriqem (mediopassive)
• zhvesh (active)
• zhvishem (mediopassive)

Adverb

lakuríq

1. nakedly, baldly, plainly

   E la lakuriq (dikë).

   He/she/it left (someone) baldly.

2. (figurative) frankly, openly, honestly, truly, plainly

   Ia tha të vërtetën lakuriq.

   It told him frankly the truth.

Synonyms

• cullak
• elb

Noun

lakuríq m (plural lakuríqë, definite lakuríqi, definite plural lakuríqët)

1. (zoology) bat

   Synonym: zog nate

   lakuriqi i natës, lakuriq nate

   the bat, bat

   (literally, “the naked of the night”)

Derived terms

• lakuriqës m, lakuriqësi m
• lakuriqësi f, lakuriqësia f
• lakuriqësim m, lakuriqësimi m

Related terms

• lëkurë f
• pikëlëkurë

Further reading

• [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)