shkak

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *skaka, from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to jump, be agile”). Cognate to Old Norse skaga (“to protrude”), Proto-Slavic *skokъ (“jump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃkak/

Noun

shkak n (plural shkaqe, definite shkaku, definite plural shkaqet)

1. reason, cause
2. noose, snare, trap

Declension

Declension of shkak

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	shkak	shkaqe	shkaku	shkaqet
accusative			shkakun
dative	shkaku	shkaqeve	shkakut	shkaqeve
ablative		shkaqesh

Derived terms

• për shkak të
• shkakësi
  • shkakësor
• shkakor
• shkaktar
• shkaktoj, shkaktohem
  • shkaktim

Related terms

• shkas
• shkathët