-shme
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Tosk dialect, from Proto-Albanian *-(i)sama,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Etymologically cognate with Old High German -sam (“-some”), Old Norse -samr (“-some”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-shme f (-shëm m)
- Makes feminine adjectives from verbs and nouns. The most common meaning the suffix carries is comparable to -able in English.
- këndje (delight) — e këndshme (pleasant, delightful)
- zellje (zeal) — e zellshme (zealous)
Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Category Albanian terms suffixed with -shme not found
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 164