kafshë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin sense “thing”, from Latin causa,[1] compare Italian cosa (“thing”). The word shifted from “thing” to “animal” possibly by influence of gjë (“thing; livestock, cattle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkafʃə/

Noun

kafshë f (plural kafshë, definite kafsha, definite plural kafshët)

  1. animal
    Synonym: shtazë
  2. (figurative) idiot

Declension
Declension of kafshë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative kafshë kafshë kafsha kafshët
accusative kafshën
dative kafshe kafshëve kafshës kafshëvet
ablative kafshësh

Derived terms
  • kafshar
  • kafsharak
  • kafsheroj
  • kafshëror
  • kafshësi
  • kafshësor
  • kafshëz
  • kafshoj
  • kafshor
  • kashelashë

References
  1. Bonnet, Guillaume (1999) Les mots latins de l’albanais (Sémantiques) (in French), Paris: L’Harmattan, →ISBN, page 109
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