Albanian

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Etymology

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From për- (for) +‎ dhunë (violence, force) +‎ -oj (I) → meaning “I rape”.

Word construction and change of meaning from “force/power” → “rape/violate” cf. german vergewaltigen (to rape): ver- (for) +‎ gewaltig (powerful) +‎ -en (germ. verb suffix for infinitive form).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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përdhunój (aorist përdhunóva, participle përdhunúar)

  1. to rape, violate

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • [1] active verb përdhunój / med.passive verb përdhunóhem • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)