dritë

See also: drite

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *driktā, from Proto-Indo-European *dŕ̥ḱtis (“sight, vision; appearance”) +‎ *-éh₂ (thematic feminine ending), from the root *derḱ- (“to see”). Cognate with Sanskrit दृष्टि (dṛ́ṣṭi, “sight, vision, aspect”) and Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬌𐬯‎ (darštis, “sight”); further compare Old English torht (“clear, bright”) from the same root.

Noun

dritë f (indefinite plural drita, definite singular drita, definite plural dritat)

  1. (physics) light
  2. light (such as a lamp)

Declension
Declension of dritë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative dritë drita drita dritat
accusative dritën
dative drite dritave dritës dritavet
ablative dritash
  • dritare
  • dritëz
  • ndrij
  • ndritur
  • ndritshëm
  • shndritshëm
  • tejshndritshëm
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