kyç

See also: kýč

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • klyç
  • qyç

Etymology

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian ključ (“key”), Old Church Slavonic ключь (ključĭ), and Bulgarian ключ (ključ). Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *kľučь (“key”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kyt͡ʃ/

Noun

kyç m (plural kyçe, definite kyçi, definite plural kyçet)

  1. key, lock
    Synonym: çelës
  2. (anatomy) joint

Declension

Declension of kyç
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kyç kyçi kyçe kyçet
accusative kyçin
dative kyçi kyçit kyçeve kyçeve
ablative kyçesh

Derived terms

  • kyçenicë

Adjective

kyç (feminine kyçe)

  1. key, most important

Verb

kyç (aorist kyça, participle kyçur)

  1. to lock

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kyç”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 208
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