kafshë

See also: kafshe

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin sense “thing”, from Latin causa,[1] compare Italian cosa (“thing”). The word shifted from “thing” to “animal” possibly by influence of gjë (“thing; livestock, cattle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tosk) IPA(key): /ˈkäfʃə/
  • (Gheg) IPA(key): /ˈkäːfʃ/

Noun

kafshë f (plural kafshë, definite kafsha, definite plural kafshët)

  1. animal
    Synonym: shtazë
  2. (figurative) idiot

Declension

Declension of kafshë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kafshë kafsha kafshë kafshët
accusative kafshën
dative kafshe kafshës kafshëve kafshëve
ablative kafshësh

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Bonnet, Guillaume (1999), Les mots latins de l’albanais (Sémantiques) (in French), Paris: L’Harmattan, →ISBN, page 109

Further reading

  • “kafshë”, 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
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