kordhë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • kordë

Etymology 1

From Latin chorda (“gut, catgut”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔːɾðə/
  • Rhymes: -ðə

Noun

kordhë f (plural kordha, definite kordha, definite plural kordhat)

  1. gut string, string (of instrument)
  2. vocal chord
Derived terms
  • kordh
  • kordhem
  • kordhëz
  • kordhje
  • kordhos

Etymology 2

From a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic коръда (korŭda), Serbo-Croatian korda.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔːɾðə/

Noun

kordhë f (plural kordha, definite kordha, definite plural kordhat)

  1. (historical) scimitar, sword
    Synonyms: këllëç, shpatë, pallë, shkallmë
Declension
Declension of kordhë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kordhë kordha kordha kordhat
accusative kordhën
dative kordhe kordhës kordhave kordhave
ablative kordhash
Derived terms
  • kordhëtar (“swordsman”)

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kordhë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 191
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kordhë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 191

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “kordhë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “kordhë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 209
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