Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *(š)četъka (brush, bristle).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃetkə/
  • Rhymes: -kə
  • Hyphenation: shét‧kə

Noun

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shetkë f (plural shetka, definite shetka, definite plural shetkat)

  1. mane
    Synonyms: krifë, kreshtë, jele

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shetkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 412

Further reading

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  • “shetkë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “shetkë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 472