petk

See also: pětk

Albanian

Alternative forms

• petkë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *pait- (“gown, cloak”), a derivation with the suffix -kë. Cognate with Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 (paida, “tunic, shirt”) and Ancient Greek βαίτη (baítē). A loanword from Gothic is also phonetically possible. Orel considers it a derivation from petë, reconstructing Proto-Albanian *patika.^[1]

Noun

petk m (plural petka, definite petku, definite plural petkat)

1. gown, garment, dress, suit
2. (chiefly in the plural) costume, suit (mostly for men)

   Synonym: kostum

3. (in the plural) clothes

   Synonyms: ndërresë, rrobë, veshje

4. underwear, innerwear, sheets

   Synonyms: të brendshme, të linjta

5. (Arbëresh, Arvanitika) wealth, asset

   Synonyms: mall, pasuri

6. (figurative) outer appearance

   Synonym: mbulesë

7. (figurative, derogatory) mask, concealment

   Synonyms: maskë, lustër

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	petk	petku	petka	petkat
accusative		petkun
dative	petku	petkut	petkave	petkave
ablative			petkash

Declension of petk

Derived terms

• petkalarëse (“clothes washer”)

References

1. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 157

Further reading

• “petk”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
• “petk”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “petk”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 362