kalë
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Albanian[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin caballus (“horse”).[1][2] Topalli suggests Gheg plural kual borrowed from Italian descendant cavallo, with phonetic development *këval > *kval > kual, whereas Tosk and standard kuaj was influenced by buaj, plural of buall (“bull”).[3] Compare Romanian cal, Aromanian cal, French cheval, Lombard càal.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kalë m (indefinite plural kuaj, definite singular kali, definite plural kuajt)
Declension[edit]
declension of kalë
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) |
definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) |
singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) | ||
| nominative (emërore) |
kalë | kuaj | kali | kuajt | |
| accusative (kallëzore) |
kalë | kuaj | kalin | kuajt | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) |
kali | kuajve | kalit | kuajvet | |
| dative (dhanore) |
kali | kuajve | kalit | kuajvet | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) |
kali | kuajsh | kalit | kuajvet | |
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Terms derived from the noun "kalë"
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References[edit]
- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) , “kalë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 696-697
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998) , “kalë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, page 166
- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) , “kalë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 696-697