prënjkë

Albanian

Etymology

A derivative in -kë of Proto-Albanian *priknjā, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“colored; motley”). Cognate to Sanskrit पृश्नि (pṛśni, “spotted, speckled”), Greek περκνός (perknós, “dark, spotted”), Welsh erch (“spotted”).[1]

Noun

prënjkë f (plural prënjka, definite prënjka, definite plural prënjkat)

  1. freckle, sunspot

Declension
Declension of prënjkë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative prënjkë prënjka prënjka prënjkat
accusative prënjkën
dative prënjke prënjkave prënjkës prënjkavet
ablative prënjkash

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “prënjkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 344
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