saktë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• i sakët

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (sahi, “really, truly”) + -të.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaktə/
• Rhymes: -aktə

Adjective

i saktë

1. flawless, perfect

   Synonym: i rregullt

2. exact, accurate

   Synonym: i përpiktë

3. reliable, trustworthy

   Synonym: i sigurt

Antonyms

• i pasaktë

 

Derived terms

• pasaktë
• saktas
• saktësi
• saktësoj

 

References

• “saktë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• Newmark, L. (1999) “saktë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[2]
• Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “*sahi”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 403
• Meyer, G. (1891) “saktε”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 377