kërcej

Albanian

Etymology

A derivative of kërcas, originally meaning 'to crack, to snap', thus 'to jump, to dance'. A descriptive term. Alternatively, from Dacian or Paleo-Balkan substrate, cognate to Romanian cățăra.[1]

Verb

kërcej (aorist kërceva, participle kërcyer)

  1. to dance
  2. to crack, to snap

Conjugation

References

  1. Katičić, Radoslav (1976) Ancient Languages of the Balkans, page 152
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