kedh

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Dialectal; either (1) a blend of synonyms kec + edh, or (2) a singularized plural of *kadh, from Proto-Albanian *kadza, from Proto-Indo-European *koǵʰos (compare Serbo-Croatian koza (goat), Old English hēcen (kid)). Dialectal qith has been influenced by qengj (lamb) (variants qingjth, qîgj).[1] A possible relation with Proto-Germanic *kidją (compare Old Norse kið (kid), Old High German kizzi (kid)) has been proposed, although this remains doubtful.[2]

Noun

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kedh m (plural kedhë or kedha, definite kedhi, definite plural kedhët or kedhat)

  1. (dialectal) goat kid under a year old

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kedh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 341
  2. ^ A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, V.Orel, Brill, Leiden Boston 2003, p.214