prokë

Albanian

Etymology

With an unusual voicing of the anlaut, from Vulgar Latin brocca (“fork, roasting-spit”), from Latin broccus. Compare French broche, Italian brocca.[1]

Noun

prokë f (indefinite plural proka, definite singular proka, definite plural prokat)

  1. nail, fork

Declension
declension of prokë
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)		 singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore)		 prokë proka proka prokat
accusative
(kallëzore)		 prokë proka prokën prokat
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së)		 proke prokave prokës prokavet
dative
(dhanore)		 proke prokave prokës prokavet
ablative
(rrjedhore)		 proke prokash prokës prokavet

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “prokë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, page 347
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