kosë

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See also: kose, Kose, kosę, kóse, košė, and köşe

Albanian

Etymology

A later borrowing from a South Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian коса (scythe) and Bulgarian коса (kosa, scythe). Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *kosa (scythe). Non-Slavic cognates include Romanian coasă and Hungarian kasza.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

kosë f (plural kosa, definite kosa, definite plural kosat)

  1. scythe

See also

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kosë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 805
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kosë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 193
  3. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “kosë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 172