kofshë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • koshë

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Latin coxa (“hip”). Compare Romanian coapsă.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔːfʃə]

Noun

kofshë f (plural kofshë, definite kofsha, definite plural kofshët)

  1. thigh
    I ka kofshët e rënda.
    His/her thighs are heavy.

Declension

Declension of kofshë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kofshë kofsha kofshë kofshët
accusative kofshën
dative kofshe kofshës kofshëve kofshëve
ablative kofshësh

Derived terms

  • kofsharë
  • kofshinë

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kofshë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 188
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