ankth

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • ânkth (Gheg), angth

Etymology

From dialectal angth, diminutive of archaic ang.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aŋkθ/

Noun

ankth m (plural ankthe, definite ankthi, definite plural ankthet)

  1. nightmare
  2. (figurative) anxiety
  3. bogey, hobgoblin, ghost

Declension
Declension of ankth
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative ankth ankthër ankthi ankthet
accusative ankthin
dative ankthi ankthërve ankthit ankthërvet
ablative ankthërish

Derived terms
  • i ankthshëm

References
  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 79

Further reading
  • “ankth”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • “ankth”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “ânkth”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 7
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