patkua
Albanian
Alternative forms
- potkua, patkue, petkua (Arbëresh)
Etymology
From a South Slavic language, Serbo-Croatian potkova, Bulgarian подкова (podkova), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *podъ (“floor, underneath”) + *kovati (“to forge”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [patˈku.a]
Noun
patkua m (indefinite plural patkonj, definite singular patkoi, definite plural patkonjtë)
Related terms
- kovaç, nallban, farkëtar
References
- Omari, Anila (2012), “patkua”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 218
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