këlshejt

Albanian

Etymology

An ecclesiastic Gheg word. Blend of kelq (“cup”) +‎ shêjt (“holy”), corresponding to modern kelq i shenjtë.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəlˈʃɛjt]

Noun

këlshejt f (plural këlshejta, definite këlshejti, definite plural këlshejtat)

  1. (ecclesiastic) chalice
    Ma sill këlshejtin të lutem.
    Bring me the chalice, please.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “këlshejt”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 740
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