ofsh

Albanian

Etymology

Variant of afshë~afsh.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ofʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ofʃ

Noun

ofsh m (plural ófshe, definite ófshi, definite plural ófshet)

  1. glow, heat
  2. groan, sigh
    Synonym: rënkim
  3. (originally Tosk) curse, damn
    Synonyms: ofshamë, ofshë
  4. (interjection) oh

Declension

Declension of ofsh
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ofsh ofshi ofshe ofshet
accusative ofshin
dative ofshi ofshit ofsheve ofsheve
ablative ofshesh

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ofsh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 306

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “ofsh”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “ofsh!”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 333
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