këlysh

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • klysh, këlush, kulish, kulush, kulysh

Etymology

From *kul +‎ -ysh diminutive suffix, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)koli (compare Lithuanian skali̇̀kas (“hound”), Greek σκύλα (skýla, “female dog”)).

Noun

këlysh m (plural këlyshë, definite këlyshi, definite plural këlyshët)

  1. animal young, baby animal (of a quadruped mammal)
  2. (derogatory) child of despicable parents
  3. (insult) young sprout, offshoot
  4. small pustule that forms around an abscess
  5. a branch of a waterway or canal

Declension

Declension of këlysh
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative këlysh këlyshi këlyshë këlyshët
accusative këlyshin
dative këlyshi këlyshit këlyshëve këlyshëve
ablative këlyshësh

Derived terms

  • këlyshëz
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