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ushtar

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From ushtë (“spear”), historically identical with usht (“ear (of grain)”).[1]

Noun

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ushtár m (plural ushtarë)

  1. soldier
  2. (chess) pawn

Declension

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Declension of ushtar
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ushtar ushtari ushtarë ushtarët
accusative ushtarin
dative ushtari ushtarit ushtarëve ushtarëve
ablative ushtarësh
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See also

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Chess pieces in Albanian · figurat e shahut (layout · text)
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mbret mbretëreshë kullë fil kalë ushtar

References

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  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “ushtar”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 490.

Further reading

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  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “ushtar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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