darkë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *darkā, from Proto-Indo-European *dorkw-o-. Cognate to Ancient Greek δόρπον (dórpon, “supper, dinner; evening”) and Illyrian *drakoina[1]. Has entered the declension of the feminine ā-stems. According to A. Lubotsky and M. de Vaan, considering the distribution of the term, both Greek and Albanian strongly suggest borrowings from an old Balkan substrate source.[2]

Noun

darkë f (indefinite plural darka, definite singular darka, definite plural darkat)

  1. supper, dinner (evening meal)
  2. feast
  3. eve of Christmas or New Year, eve of wedding, eve of circumcision (synet) [3]
  4. evening

Declension
Declension of darkë
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)		 singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore)		 (një) darkë (disa) darka darka darkat
accusative
(kallëzore)		 (një) darkë (disa) darka darkën darkat
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së)		 (një) darke (disa) darkave darkës darkavet
dative
(dhanore)		 (një) darke (disa) darkave darkës darkavet
ablative
(rrjedhore)
(prej)		 (një) darke (disa) darkash darkës darkavet

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “darkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN
  2. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 123
  3. Dictionnaire Français-Albanais / Fjalor Shqip-Frengjisht, page 444, Vedat Kokona, Tiranë, 2002, →ISBN
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