kamatë

Albanian

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian kamata, from Ancient Greek κάματος (kámatos), or directly borrowed from Greek.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kamaːt/

Noun

kamatë f (plural kamata, definite kamata, definite plural kamatat)

  1. (finance) interest
    • 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari:
      Mos dhashtë me kamatë.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • kamatar
  • kamatari
  • kamatëmarrës
  • kamatëmarrje
  • kamatëpagues
  • kamatëvonesë

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “kamatë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 705
  2. Omari, Anila (2012) “kamatë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 159
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