bokë

Albanian

Etymology

From the same root of bukël, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoHu (“to grow, swell”). Compare Old High German buhil (“hill”). See also bukur. Alternatively from Serbo-Croatian bok (“side, flank”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bokъ (“side”). However, Svane casts doubt over the Slavic source, owing to its divergent meaning (the Proto-Slavic term denotes parts of the physique rather than terrain) as well as the final -ë in Albanian, suggesting an inherited source. It is attested among Arbëresh Albanians.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔːk/

Noun

bokë m (plural boka, definite boka, definite plural bokat)

a rugged hill without vegetation, barren ground
mountain side

Declension

Declension of bokë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bokë	boka	boka	bokat
accusative	bokë	bokën	boka	bokat
dative	bokeje	bokës	bokave	bokave
ablative	bokeje	bokës	bokash	bokave

Derived terms

bokërimë, bokërishtë

Related terms

bukur
bukël

References

^ Topalli, K. (2017) “bokë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 231
^ Omari, Anila (2012) “bokë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 106

[1] Topalli, K. (2017) “bokë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 231

[2] Omari, Anila (2012) “bokë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 106

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