qersë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *kerktja, related to Proto-Slavic *kьrča (stubbed plot), Latvian kùrkt (to become empty (of a turnip)), Old Prussian Churche (the last sheaf in which the deity hides).[1]

Noun

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qersë f (plural qersa, definite qersa, definite plural qersat)

  1. fallow land
    Synonyms: djerrë, djerr, rrege, zmojle

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “qersë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 358