kështjellë
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin castellum (“castle”). The modern form, ending in -ll, is influenced in part by Italian castello. Old Albanian kështjel (Buzuku) and këshqel show no Italian influence. An origin from Italian instead is unfavorable due to the -a- > -ë-, -e- > -je-, and -s- > -sh- changes, which show an older borrowing.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kështjellë f (plural kështjella, definite kështjella, definite plural kështjellat)
- castle, fort, citadel, stronghold
- Kjo kështjellë është ndërtuar para dyqind vjetësh.
- This castle was built two hundred years ago.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kështjellë | kështjella | kështjella | kështjellat |
| accusative | kështjellën | |||
| dative | kështjelle | kështjellës | kështjellave | kështjellave |
| ablative | kështjellash | |||
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021), “kështjellë”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]
- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kështjellë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 760
Further reading
[edit]- “kështjellë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980
- Newmark, Leonard (1999), “kështjellë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]