shigjetë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin sagitta. Compare also Romanian săgeată, Aromanian sãdzeatã.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃiɟɛt(ə)/, /ʃid͡ʑɛt(ə)/
  • Hyphenation: shi‧gjetë, shi‧gje‧të

Noun

shigjetë f (plural shigjeta, definite shigjeta, definite plural shigjetat)

  1. arrow
  2. dart
  3. hand (of clock, measuring instrument)
  4. (figurative) abusive or critical remark
  5. (outdated) best part of quarry

Declension
Declension of shigjetë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative shigjetë shigjeta shigjeta shigjetat
accusative shigjetën
dative shigjete shigjetave shigjetës shigjetavet
ablative shigjetash

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shigjetë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 414
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