Albanian

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Etymology

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From treg (market) +‎ -oj (verbative suffix). Calque of Ancient Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, to talk, to declare) based on ἀγορά (agorá, market, place).[1]

Verb

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tregoj (aorist tregova, participle treguar) (transitive)

  1. to show, indicate, point at (originally a commercial term)
    Synonyms: zbuloj, dëftej
    I tregoi rrobatHe showed them the clothes
  2. to explain, to orient
    Synonyms: shpjegoj, drejtoj, udhëzoj, kallëzoj, dëftej
    I tregoi adresën e shtëpisëHe explained his home address
  3. to tell, tell about, to tell stories, to recount, to narrate
    Synonyms: kallëzoj, rrëfej
    Tregon shumë bukurHe tells stories beautifully
  4. to confide, to confess, to spill the beans (usually used for uncovering a secret)
    Synonym: kallëzoj
    I tregoi të drejtënHe told the truth
  5. (colloquial) to snitch, to inform on
    Synonyms: kallëzoj, njoftoj, padit, spiunoj
    E tregoi tek i atiHe snitched to his father
  6. to show an ability or characteristic
    Synonyms: paraqes, shfaq
    Tregoi burrëriHe showed bravery
  7. (third person) to testify, to prove, to verify
    Synonyms: dëshmon, provon, vërteton
    Ngjarjet historike treguan se...Historical events prove that...
  8. (also intransitive, reflexive) to seem, to appear (usually by appearance)
    Synonym: dukem
    Tregon i riHe seems young
  9. (third person) to warn, to predict, to foresee
    Synonym: paralajmëron
    Siç tregon moti, do të kemi shiAs the weather shows, we'll have rain
  10. (third person) to speak about someone, to describe
    Synonyms: flasin, thonë
    E tregonin shumë të zotinPeople have described him as very able

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “tregoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 463

Further reading

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  • “tregoj”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980