qime

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A singularized plural of *kimë, from Latin cȳma (“young sprout”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcimɛ/

Noun

qime f (plural qime, definite qimja, definite plural qimet)

  1. thread of hair
  2. hair
  3. facial hair
  4. thread of wool or other material
  5. offshoot

Declension

Declension of qime
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative qime qimja qime qimet
accusative qimen
dative qimeje qimes qimeve qimeve
ablative qimesh

Derived terms

  • qimon
  • qimëzohet

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “qime”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1221
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “page 361”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN
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