zhvesh

Albanian

Alternative forms

• desh, dvesh, bdesh — archaic
• zhdesh, zdesh, shdesh — dialectal
• zvesh, svesh, xvesh — dialectal
• çvesh, xhvesh, xhesh — dialectal
• gesh — Calabria
• zhvish — Borgo Erizzo

Etymology

By surface analysis, zh- +‎ vesh. Considering the earliest attestations have /d/ and lack /v/, the etymology is likely more complex.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒveʃ/
• Rhymes: -eʃ

Verb

zhvesh (aorist zhvesha, participle zhveshur) (transitive)

1. to undress, disrobe, unclothe

   Antonym: vesh

   • 1635, Pjetër Bogdani, Cuneus Prophetarum, VT 1.1.23, page 6, lines 7–10:

     Cur pra spirti dvèsciunè miscit sè vèt nuκè mundètè me forzètè mèndsè me pam Hȣjnè pa ndihmètè drittèsè lume.

     [Kur pra shpirti dveshunë mishit së vet nukë mundetë me forcëtë mendsë me pam Hyjnë pa ndihmëtë dritësë lume.]

     Therefore the soul deprived of its body cannot with the force of its intellect see God without the help of the blessed light.

2. to take off, doff (clothes)

   Antonym: vesh

3. to remove the outer layer, e.g. to peel (fruit), to skin (animals), etc.

   Synonym: rrjep

   zhvesh telin ― strip the wire

4. to deprive of its leaves
   • 2018 May 22, “Fenomen i pazakontë në Gramsh / Një orë breshër dëmton bujqësinë”, in ABC News‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-03-26:

     Një stuhi breshëri që zgjati për rreth një orë dëmtoi në masë prodhimet bujqësore dhe zhveshi drurët frutorë e vreshta.

     A hailstorm that lasted for about an hour damaged massively the agricultural products and stripped fruit trees and vineyards.

5. to unsheathe, draw, pull out (a sword)
6. to dismiss, discharge (from an occupation)

   Synonym: liroj

7. (colloquial) to steal from, rob

   Synonyms: grabit, vjedh, plaçkit

8. (dialectal) to kill, murder

   Synonym: vras

9. (mediopassive) See zhvishem.

Related terms

• i pazhveshur
• i zhveshur
• zhveshës
• zhveshje
• zhvishem

 

References

• “zhvesh”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[2] (in Albanian), 1980, page 2270a
• Demiraj, B. (1997) “2. vesh”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎^[3] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 416
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “zhvesh”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 589a
• Tagliavini, Carlo (1937) “žviš”, in L'albanese di Dalmazia. […] (in Italian), Florence: Leo S. Olschki, page 297
• Leotti, Angelo (1916) “zvesh”, in L'albanese parlato (in Italian), Milan: U. Hoepli, page 191
• Weigand, Gustav (1914) “zvesh”, in Albanesisch–deutsches und deutsch–albanesisches Wörterbuch (in German), Leipzig: J. A. Barth, page 105b
• Kristoforidhi, Kostandin (1904) “σβεσ̈”, in Λεξικὸν τῆς Ἀλβανικῆς γλώσσης [Lexikòn tês Albanikês glṓssēs] (in Greek), Athens, page 367
• Jungg, G. (1895) “ɛdesc”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 149a
• Meyer, G. (1891) “2. veš”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 467
• Rossi, F. (1875) “scdèsc”, in Vocabolario della lingua epirotica–italiana (in Italian), page 1127a
• Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 68: “nudare — me sdescune”
• Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 158: “spoliare — me bdescune”