kafshë

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin sense “thing”, from Latin causa,[1] compare Italian cosa (“thing”). The word shifted from “thing” to “animal” possibly by influence of gjë (“thing; livestock, cattle”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kafshë f (plural kafshë, definite kafsha, definite plural kafshët)

  1. animal
    Synonym: shtazë
  2. (figurative) idiot

Declension[edit]

Declension of kafshë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative kafshë kafshë kafsha kafshët
accusative kafshën
dative kafshe kafshëve kafshës kafshëvet
ablative kafshësh

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bonnet, Guillaume (1999) Les mots latins de l’albanais (Sémantiques) (in French), Paris: L’Harmattan, →ISBN, page 109
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