prek

See also: prek- and pre-K

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *praka, a derivative of an adverbial *pra-k-, related to Greek πρόκα (próka, “forthwith, straightaway”)(?), Proto-Slavic *prokь (“remainder, remaining”), from *pro (“forward”).[1]. Alternatively the term could represent a -kë variant of preh.

Verb

prek (first-person singular past tense preka, participle prekur)

  1. I touch (also figuratively)
  2. I ruin (ferments or drink preparation)

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 343
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