cys

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tšūtja, from *kju-t-jo, from Proto-Indo-European *kyew- (“to set in motion”) (compare Ancient Greek σεύω (seúō, “to chase (away), rush, incite”), Latin cieō).[1]

Verb

cys (aorist cyta, participle cytë)

  1. to poke, prod, goad
  2. (figurative) to spur on, incite, provoke
  3. (figurative) to stir up, instigate

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Bardhyl Demiraj, Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz (Amsterdam: Rodopoi, 1997), 116.
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