pikturë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pittura, with the etymological -kt- restored. Compare Serbo-Croatian piktúra / пикту́ра.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pikˈtuɾə/
  • Rhymes: -uɾə

Noun

pikturë f (plural piktura, definite piktura, definite plural pikturat)

  1. painting (art form)
  2. painting (work of art)
  3. (figurative) very good description, depiction

Declension

Declension of pikturë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pikturë piktura piktura pikturat
accusative pikturën
dative pikture pikturës pikturave pikturave
ablative pikturash

Derived terms

References

  • FGJSSH (1980), page 1483b: “piktúr/ë,~a”
  • Mann (1948), page 385a: “piktur-ë”