Meaning of Afrike | Babel Free
aˈfɾikəDefinitions
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Africa (continent) feminine
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indefinite dative/ablative of Afrikë ablative, dative, form-of, indefinite
Equivalents
English
Africa
Examples
“Venet e mξaja t' Afriks jan: Missiri, Barberia e sckretìa e Sahars, Senegambia, Guinea, veni Ottentotve, Cafreria Abesci, Nubia, Sudan o Nigrizia.”
Large countries of Africa are: Egypt, Barbary and the Sahara Desert, Senegambia, Guinea, land of the Hottentots, Kaffraria, Abyssinia, Nubia, Sudan or Nigritia.
“Mâ së pari gjejmë emënin Afrikë i cili del nga fjala shqip frikë. Nga ky emën miret vesh se Shqipëtarët kan rojtë në Afrikë po e kan lënë këtë vent nga frika e egërsiavet, të cilat në ato kohëra kan qën shum dhe u kan ngrënë bagëtinë.”
First, we find the name Africa, which comes from the Albanian word frikë (“fear”). From this name we can understand that the Albanians had guards in Africa but had left this land for fear of the wild animals, which were numerous in those times and ate their livestock.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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