Albanian

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Etymology

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From an attested dialectal dreq, a phonetic variant of drejt.[1] Alternatively from the adverb ndreq (straight).[2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ndreq (aorist ndreqa, participle ndrequr)

  1. to repair, fix, arrange
    Synonyms: rregulloj, ujdis
  2. to put in order
  3. to improve
  4. to solve, find solution
  5. to feed and give water
  6. to cook food, add ingredients to improve food
  7. to straighten up

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “ndreq”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1040
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ndreq”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 291