gërshet

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gëshetë

Etymology

From gër- +‎ *shet, the latter a variant of shat. More at shat. Alternatively, from Ancient Greek κορσωτός (korsōtós)[1]

Noun

gërshét m (plural gërsheta, definite gërsheti, definite plural gërshetat)

  1. plait, braid
    Synonym: curil

Declension

Declension of gërshet
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gërshet gërsheti gërsheta gërshetat
accusative gërshetin
dative gërsheti gërshetit gërshetave gërshetave
ablative gërshetash

Derived terms

  • gërshetoj
  • gërshetëz
  • gërshetdegë
  • gërshetartë

References

  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “gërshet”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 116

Further reading

  • “gërshet”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “gërshet”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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