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kafshë

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See also: kafshe

Albanian

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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

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

Declension

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

Derived terms

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References

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

Further reading

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  • kafshë”, 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