frikë

Albanian

Alternative forms

firkë
frîgë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *frikā, possibly from Ancient Greek φρίκη (phríkē, “shivering, shuddering”) but the semantic area is more uncommon for Ancient Greek loans in Albanian. Assumption of a loan from Byzantine Greek φρίκη (phríkē) seems implausible, because velar followed by front vowel would be palatalized. Otherwise from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pr̥k-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥k- yet this would be the only s-mobile of the root.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɾik(ə)/

Noun

frikë f (plural frika, definite frika, definite plural frikat)

fear (fright)
Synonym: droe
anxiety
fear (doubt, worry, uncertainty)

Declension

Declension of frikë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	frikë	frika	frika	frikat
accusative	frikë	frika	frikën	frikat
dative	frike	frikave	frikës	frikavet
ablative	frike	frikash	frikës	frikavet

Declension of frikë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	frikë	frikëra	frika	frikërat
accusative	frikë	frikëra	frikën	frikërat
dative	frike	frikërave	frikës	frikëravet
ablative	frike	frikërash	frikës	frikëravet

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