shkretë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed via Vulgar Latin from Latin secrētus. Compare meaning to Romanian săcret.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃkɾɛːtə] (Standard, Tosk)
  • IPA(key): [ʃkɾɛːt] (Gheg)

Adjective

i shkretë (feminine plural të shkreta)

  1. deserted
  2. unplowed
  3. lonely
  4. late, dead
  5. wretched

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Aromanian: shcret, shcretu

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “shkretë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1399
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