ujk

Albanian

Një ujk

Alternative forms

ulk sg — Cham, Arbëresh, Arvanitika, uk sg — Gheg
ujqër, ulq pl — Cham, Arbëresh, Arvanitika, uq pl — Gheg

Etymology

From archaic and dialectal ulk, from Proto-Albanian *ulka, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare Sanskrit वृक (vṛ́ka), Persian (gorg), Lithuanian vilkas, Russian волк (volk).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ujk]

Noun

ujk m (plural ujq, definite ujku, definite plural ujqit)

wolf

Declension

Declension of ujk

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	ujk	ujq	ujku	ujqit
accusative	ujk	ujq	ujkun	ujqit
dative	ujku	ujqve	ujkut	ujqvet
ablative	ujku	ujqish	ujkut	ujqvet

Derived terms

ujkth, ujkonjë, ujkeshë, ujqëri, ujqërisht

References

Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 229

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