bekoj

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin benedicō (to bless, praise). A more phonologically conserved variant is bënkoj, whereas the standard form was possibly affected by be (oath) considering the lack of reduction of the unstressed vowel.[2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛˈkoj]

Verb

bekoj (aorist bekova, participle bekuar)

  1. to bless
  2. to wish well
  3. to thank, express gratitude

Inflection

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Derived terms

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bekoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 20
  2. Topalli, K. (2017) “bekoj”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 190-191
  3. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bekoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 20

Esperanto

Noun

bekoj

  1. plural of beko
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