arkë

See also: ärke-

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin arca (“chest, box, coffin”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɾk(ə)/, [aːɹk]

Noun

arkë f (plural arka, definite arka, definite plural arkat)

  1. crate, box, chest
    • 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari:
      Ordhënoi Xhakonet qi banjinë arkënë e Tinëzot.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. dowry chest
  3. safe
  4. cash register
  5. coffin

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References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “arkë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 120
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “arkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 9
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