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plakem

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From plak (to make old) (from Proto-Albanian *plaka-, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂-ko-, *pelh₂-)[1] + -em (passive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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plákem (aorist u plaka, participle plakur)[2]

  1. (passive voice, reflexive) to age; to become/grow/get old
  2. (passive voice, reflexive, figurative) to live long; to overlive (living a long life)
    Synonyms: rroj, mbijetoj, përjetoj
  3. (passive voice, reflexive, figurative) to become wise, gain experience; to turn to a master (for something; work, activity, life, etc.)
    Synonyms: zotëroj, urdhëroj, mbizotëroj

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 230.
  2. ^ Oda Buchholz, Wilfried Fiedler, Gerda Uhlisch (2000) Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Albanisch, Langenscheidt Verlag, →ISBN, page 430 (III 14³ tr. act. plak/ pass. refl. plaket verb (3rd pl./sg. forms)

Further reading

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  • [1] passive verb plakem (engl. I age; I get/become/ old, etc.) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)