shkas

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *skatja. Cognate to Latin scateō (“to stream, to flow out”), Lithuanian skantù, skàsti (“to spring, to jump”), and perhaps to Ancient Greek σκάξω (skáxō, “to be lame”).

Verb

shkas (aorist shkita, participle shkarë)

1. to slip, slide; motive, pretext

Derived terms

• shkazmë

Related terms

• shkak