ankth

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • ânkth (Gheg), angth

Etymology

From dialectal angth, diminutive of archaic ang.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aŋkθ/

Noun

ankth m (indefinite plural ankthe, definite singular ankthi, definite plural ankthet)

  1. nightmare
  2. anxiety

References
  1. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 79
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