barkë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either from Italian barca (“boat, skiff”)[1] or Late Latin barca (“small watercraft”),[2] ultimately from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris, “type of boat used in Egypt”), itself from Egyptian bꜣjr (“transport ship”). Tosk variant varkë borrowed from Greek βάρκα (várka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [baːɾk]

Noun

barkë f (plural barka, definite barka, definite plural barkat)

  1. boat, skiff
    • 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari:
      E barka por engrihē për embī ujënat.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of barkë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative barkë barka barka barkat
accusative barkën
dative barke barkës barkave barkave
ablative barkash

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • barkar, barkëtar, barkaris, barkarisem

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “barkë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 177
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “barkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 18
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