kalë

See also: kale, Kale, Kâle, and kalė

Albanian

Dy kuaj
Two horses

Alternative forms

• kval, kol (northern Gheg)
• plural: kual (Old Albanian)
• plural: kuel (Cham)

Etymology

From an earlier kālë, from Proto-Albanian *kəβal, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Late Latin caballus (“horse”). 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”). Compare Romanian cal, Aromanian cal, French cheval, Lombard càal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalə/, [kaːl]

Noun

kalë m (indefinite plural kuaj, definite singular kali, definite plural kuajt)

1. horse (Equus caballus)
2. knight (chess)

Declension

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

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun "kalë"

• kalëroj
• shkaloj
• kalore
• kaloras
• kalisem
• kalas
• kalëshalë
• kaliqafë
• kalojë
• kalorës
• kalorthi
• kalush
• kaluç

Synonyms

• at

Related terms

• pelë, mëz, hamshor

Hypernyms

• allat
• allç
• balash
• bardho
• bishtkorrë
• vraç
• dori