barkë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either from Italian barca (“boat, skiff”)[1] or Late Latin barca (“small watercraft”),[2] ultimately from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris, “type of boat used in Egypt”), itself from Egyptian bꜣjr (“transport ship”). Tosk variant varkë borrowed from Greek βάρκα (várka).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [baːɾk]

Noun

barkë f (plural barka, definite barka, definite plural barkat)

  1. boat, skiff
    • 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari:
      E barka por engrihē për embī ujënat.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension
Declension of barkë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative barkë barka barka barkat
accusative barkën
dative barke barkave barkës barkavet
ablative barkash

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • barkar, barkëtar, barkaris, barkarisem

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “barkë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 177
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “barkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 18
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