shkak

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *skaka, from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (to jump, be agile). Cognate to Old Norse skaga (to protrude), Proto-Slavic *skokъ (jump).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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shkak n (plural shkaqe, definite shkaku, definite plural shkaqet)

  1. reason, cause
  2. noose, snare, trap

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shkak”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 418