këlbazë

See also: këlbaze

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kalbatiā, a derivative of kalb, + feminine -zë suffix. For sense development, compare shkëlbazë. Compare Romanian gălbează.[1]

Noun

këlbazë f (plural këlbaza, definite këlbaza, definite plural këlbazat)

  1. catarrh, mucus, phlegm, slime
    Pështyu plot këlbazë.
    He/she spat out a lot of phlegm.

Declension

Declension of këlbazë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative këlbazë këlbaza këlbaza këlbazat
accusative këlbazën
dative këlbaze këlbazës këlbazave këlbazave
ablative këlbazash

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “këlbazë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 742

Further reading

  • “këlbazë”, 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
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