patkua

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *podъkova, *podъkovъ, from *podъ (“floor, underneath”) +‎ *kovati (“to forge”).[1] Cognate with Bulgarian подкова (podkova), Serbo-Croatian patkova.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [patˈku.a]

Noun

patkua m (indefinite plural patkonj, definite singular patkoi, definite plural patkonjtë)

  1. horseshoe
    Synonym: thundër

See also

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “patkua ~ patkue”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 313
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