kashtë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kalstā, from *kalsa (“ear or spike of grain”) (modern kalli). More at kalli. Compare Sardinian càstia.

Noun

kashtë f (plural kashtëra, definite kashta)

  1. straw
  2. thatch

Declension

Declension of kashtë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kashtë kashta kashtëra kashtërat
accusative kashtën
dative kashte kashtës kashtërave kashtërave
ablative kashtërash

Derived terms

  • kashtërrojë
  • kashtërrabë

Further reading

  • “kashtë”, 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
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “kashtë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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