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shk|e'sė nf 1 (Ethnog) = shkuesi' 2 matchmaker (female) = shku'ese 3 herd of livestock en route 4 sudden short burst of rain

shkes|i' nf (Ethnog) = shkuesi'

shke' vi 1 to slip; skid; slip and fall 2 to slide; skate; ski 3 to slide by quickly; slide past; slip away 4 to slide down 5 [Fig] to make a slip; slip up/out
<> shke3pl burgjitė [Colloq] "<>'s screws slip" <> loses <>'s good sense
<> shke3sg goja <>'s tongue slips
<> shke3sg gjuha <>'s tongue slips
<> shke3sg kėmba "<>'s foot slips" <> slips and falls; <> makes a mistake and loses <>'s high position
<> shke3pl kėmbėt "<>'s feet slip" <> slips and falls; <> makes a mistake and loses <>'s high position
<> shke nga duart/dora to slip out of <>'s hands; escape from <>'s control; <> loses control of {}
<> shke3sg pena "<>'s pen glides along" <> writes easily, words pour out of <>'s pen easily
shke si ngjalė to be slippery as an eel
<> shke3pl trutė "<>'s brains slip" [Colloq] <> becomes dotty, <> slips a cog
<> shke3pl themelet "<>'s foundations slip" <> loses <>'s basic support: the bottom slips out from under <>