drekë

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *drikā, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥kw-eh₂. Cognate to Ancient Greek δόρπον (dórpon, supper, dinner; evening).[1]

Noun[edit]

drekë f

  1. lunch
  2. meal
  3. midday
  4. noon

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 144