kadhë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kadā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-. Cognate to Greek σκεδάννυμι (skedánnymi), Sanskrit स्खदते (skhadate, “to split”).[1] Related to Albanian kij (“I prune, I trim”).[2]

Noun

kadhë f (plural kadha, definite kadha, definite plural kadhat)

  1. pruning knife, billhook with long handle

Declension

Declension of kadhë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kadhë kadha kadha kadhat
accusative kadhën
dative kadhe kadhës kadhave kadhave
ablative kadhash

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 79
  2. ^ Eqrem Çabej, Studime gjuhësore: A - O (Albanian: "Language studies: A - O"), kij; kizë, Page: 282-283
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