qersë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kerktja, related to Proto-Slavic *kьrčь (stubbed plot), Latvian kùrkt (to become empty (of a turnip)), Old Prussian Churche (the last sheaf in which the deity hides).[1]

Noun

qersë f (plural qersa, definite qersa, definite plural qersat)

  1. fallow land
    Synonyms: djerrë, djerr, rrege, zmojle

Declension

Declension of qersë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative qersë qersa qersa qersat
accusative qersën
dative qerse qersës qersave qersave
ablative qersash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “qersë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 358