gërshet

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gëshetë

Etymology

From gër- +‎ *shet, the latter a variant of shat. More at shat. Alternatively, from Ancient Greek κορσωτός (korsōtós)[1]

Noun

gërshét m (plural gërsheta, definite gërsheti, definite plural gërshetat)

  1. plait, braid

Declension

Declension of gërshet
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gërshet gërsheti gërsheta gërshetat
accusative gërshetin
dative gërsheti gërshetit gërshetave gërshetave
ablative gërshetash

Derived terms

  • gërshetoj
  • gërshetëz
  • gërshetdegë
  • gërshetartë

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërshet”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 116

Further reading

  • “gërshet”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “gërshet”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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