kthej

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly a derivation in k- from thyej (to breach, break).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkθej/
  • Rhymes: -ej

Verb

kthej (aorist ktheva, participle kthyer) (transitive)

  1. to turn, turn over, flip
    Kthe patatet.Flip the potatoes.
  2. to plough deeply
    Synonym: lëroj
  3. to turn inside out
    Ktheu xhepin.He turned his pocket inside out.
  4. to hem
  5. to roll up
    Synonym: përvesh
    Kthen mëngët.He rolls up his sleeves.
  6. to bend, curve
    Synonym: përkul
  7. to twist, rotate
    Synonyms: rrotulloj, përdredh
  8. to turn, direct (a body part to a direction)
    Synonyms: , drejtoj, lëviz
    Ktheva sytë.I turned my eyes.
  9. to deviate, turn off
  10. to return, give back
    Ktheva librin.I returned the book.
  11. to answer with, reply with, do in response
    Ai nuk ia ktheu përshëndetjen.He did not return the greeting.
  12. to quaff, guzzle
    Synonyms: pi, derdh
  13. (colloquial) to change, replace
    Synonym: zëvendësoj
  14. to turn into, convert, transform
    Synonyms: shndërron, bëj
  15. to change (one's behaviour)
  16. (colloquial) to translate
    Synonym: përkthej
  17. (intransitive) Synonym of kthehem in the following senses:
    1. (colloquial) to come back, return
    2. (colloquial) to turn (change direction of travel)
    3. to stop at, stay for a short time at
      Synonym: ndaloj
    4. (colloquial) to recover, get better
    5. to change (one's own behaviour or opinions)
  18. (mediopassive) See kthehem.

Derived terms

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kthej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 200

Further reading

  • “kthej”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980, pages 899–900
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