-çme

Albanian

Etymology

Gheg dialect, from Proto-Albanian *-(i)sama, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Etymologically cognate with Old High German -sam (“-some”), Old Norse -samr (“-some”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃmɛ/

Suffix

-çme f (-çëm m)

1. Makes feminine adjectives from verbs and nouns. The most common meaning the suffix carries is comparable to -able in English.

   mend/mendje (mind) — e meçme (smart)

   shnet (health) — e shnetçme (healthy)

   sot (today) — e soçme (fresh)

   mot (time) — e moçme (old)

Alternative forms

• -shëm, -shme (Tosk dialect)

Derived terms

Category Albanian terms suffixed with -çme not found