niseshte

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • nisheste

Etymology

Metathesised from the original but now variant nisheste, from Ottoman Turkish نشاسته (nişaste, nişasta, “starch”), possibly with the same [a] > [e] as in the cognate Greek νισεστές (nisestés), ultimately from Persian نشاسته (nešâsta, nešâste).

Noun

niseshté f (definite niseshtja)

  1. starch (in general, e.g. in cooking)

Declension

Declension of niseshte
singular
indefinite definite
nominative niseshte niseshtja
accusative niseshten
dative/ablative niseshteje niseshtes

See also

  • amidon (“starch (specifically as organic matter)”)
  • koll (“starch (laundry stiffener)”)

Further reading

  • “niseshte”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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