kuvend

Albanian

Alternative forms

• kuvêt (Gheg)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conventus. Compare also Aromanian cuvendã, Romanian cuvânt (“word”); and Greek κουβέντα (kouvénta, “conversation; word, phrase”), derived from the same source. The plural form kuvise, has been influenced by vis, the plural of vend, due to resemblence.

Noun

kuvend m (indefinite plural kuvise, definite singular kuvendi, definite plural kuviset)

1. convention, assembly, gathering
2. parliament

Synonyms

• (parliament): parlament

Related terms

• kuvendoj