kedh

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Dialectal; either (1) a blend of synonyms kec + edh, or (2) a singularized plural of *kadh, from Proto-Albanian *kadza, from Proto-Indo-European *koǵʰos (compare Serbo-Croatian koza (“goat”), Old English hēcen (“kid”)). Dialectal qith has been influenced by qengj (“lamb”) (variants qingjth, qîgj).[1] A possible relation with Proto-Germanic *kidją (compare Old Norse kið (“kid”), Old High German kizzi (“kid”)) has been proposed, although this remains doubtful.[2]

Noun[edit]

kedh m (plural kedhë or kedha, definite kedhi, definite plural kedhët or kedhat)

  1. (dialectal) goat kid under a year old

Declension[edit]

Declension of kedh
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative kedh kedhë kedhi kedhët
accusative kedhin
dative kedhi kedhëve kedhit kedhëvet
ablative kedhësh

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kedh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 341
  2. ^ A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, V.Orel, Brill, Leiden Boston 2003, p.214
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