shkak

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *skaka, from Proto-Indo-European *skek- 'to jump, be agile'. Cognate to Old Norse skaga (to protrude), Slavic*skokь 'jump'[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃkak/

Noun

shkak n (indefinite plural shkaqe, definite singular shkaku, definite plural shkaqet)

  1. reason, cause
  2. noose, snare, trap

Declension

Derived terms

  • për shkak të
  • shkakësi
    • shkakësor
  • shkakor
  • shkaktar
  • shkaktoj, shkaktohem
    • shkaktim

References

  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.418
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