ndreq

Albanian

Etymology

From an attested dialectal dreq, a phonetic variant of drejt.[1] Alternatively from the adverb ndreq (straight).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ndɾecç]

Verb

ndreq (first-person singular past tense ndreqa, participle ndrequr)

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ndreqje
  • ndreqës
  • pandrequr

References

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