gashtë
See also: gashte
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *galstā, a suffixal derivative related to Lithuanian gãlas (“end”), and Latvian gals (“id”).[1]
Noun
gashtë f (plural gashta, definite gashta, definite plural gashtat)
- touchstone
- whetstone
- Synonym: grihë
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gashtë | gashta | gashta | gashtat |
| accusative | gashtën | |||
| dative | gashte | gashtës | gashtave | gashtave |
| ablative | gashtash | |||
Derived terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gashtë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 160