-shme

Albanian

Etymology

Tosk dialect, from Proto-Albanian *-(i)sama,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Etymologically cognate with Old High German -sam (“-some”), Old Norse -samr (“-some”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃmɛ/

Suffix

-shme f (-shëm m)

  1. Makes feminine adjectives from verbs and nouns. The most common meaning the suffix carries is comparable to -able in English.
    këndje (delight) — e këndshme (pleasant, delightful)
    zellje (zeal) — e zellshme (zealous)

Alternative forms

Derived terms
Category Albanian terms suffixed with -shme not found

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 164
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