ndreq

Albanian

Etymology

From an attested dialectal dreq, a phonetic variant of drejt.[1] Alternatively from the adverb Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ndɾecç]

Verb

ndreq (aorist ndreqa, participle ndrequr)

  1. to repair, fix, arrange
    Synonyms: rregulloj, ujdis
  2. to put in order
  3. to improve
  4. to solve, find solution
  5. to feed and give water
  6. to cook food, add ingredients to improve food
  7. to straighten up

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ndreqje
  • ndreqës
  • pandrequr

References

  1. Topalli, K. (2017), ndreq”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1040
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), ndreq”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 291
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