purtekë

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === prutekë, portekë, prutkë === Etymology === Metathesis of dialectal prutekë, from South Slavic; cf. Bulgarian прътак (prǎtak), прътец (prǎtec), Serbo-Croatian prutak, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *prǫtъ. === Noun === purtekë f (plural purteka, definite purteka, definite plural purtekat) withe, switch rod, bar Synonyms: thupër, cupil (regional) knitting needle (colloquial) beating with a stick ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== shufër (withe, switch): vishkull (long stick, rod, bar): furatë, shtagë ==== Derived terms ==== purtekëz === References ===