shigjetë

Albanian

Alternative forms

shëgjetë
shëngjetë

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin sagitta. Compare also Romanian săgeată, Aromanian sãdzeatã.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃiɟɛt(ə)/, /ʃid͡ʑɛt(ə)/
Hyphenation: shi‧gjetë (or) shi‧gje‧të

Noun

shigjetë f (indefinite plural shigjeta, definite singular shigjeta, definite plural shigjetat)

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dart
hand (of clock, measuring instrument)
(figurative) abusive or critical remark
(outdated) best part of quarry

Declension

Declension of shigjetë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	shigjetë	shigjeta	shigjeta	shigjetat
accusative	shigjetë	shigjeta	shigjetën	shigjetat
dative	shigjete	shigjetave	shigjetës	shigjetavet
ablative	shigjete	shigjetash	shigjetës	shigjetavet

Related terms

shigjetar
shigjetoj
shigjetull
shigjetak

References

Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 414

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