bukë
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *bukā, continuing *bʰok 'to burn', further related to Proto-Indo-European *bʰōg 'to roast, to bake'[1]. Possibly a derivative of a disused verb. Close to Phrygian βεκος (begos, “bread”), Illyrian *bagaron (“warm”), Armenian բոց (bocʿ, “flame”), Vulgar Latin focacius (“kind of baked dough”) from focus (“fire”), Ancient Greek φώγω (phṓgō, “roast”, verb) and Old English bacan (“to bake”). An alternative etymology derives it from Latin bucca (“mouth”), with a semantic development to 'food' through a Balkan source[2].
Declension
declension of bukë
indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) |
definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
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singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) |
singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) | ||
nominative (emërore) |
bukë | bukë | buka | bukët | |
accusative (kallëzore) |
bukë | bukë | bukën | bukët | |
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) |
buke | bukëve | bukës | bukëve | |
dative (dhanore) |
buke | bukëve | bukës | bukëve | |
ablative (rrjedhore) |
buke | bukësh | bukës | bukëve |
References
- “Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch”, J. Pokorny, 1959, Bern : Francke, p.162
- Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, pages 39-40
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