gashtë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *galstā, a suffixal derivative related to Lithuanian gãlas (end), and Latvian gals (id).[1]

Noun

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gashtë f (plural gashta, definite gashta, definite plural gashtat)

  1. touchstone
  2. whetstone
    Synonym: grihë

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gashtë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 160