qysqi
Albanian
Alternative forms
- qyski, qeski[1] (Gheg)
Etymology
- Cognate to Gheg Albanian qeski and qyski.
- Related to Albanian qysq (“dibble”) (Gheg Albanian qysk (“id”), qesk (“id”)). Probably a loan from Turkish küski (“lever, staff”).[2]
- Probably related to qesas (“I cut”).
Noun
qysqí f (plural qysqí, definite qysqía, definite plural qysqítë)
- pike, stave, crowbar, lever (thick iron rod used for breaking stones, drilling holes, etc.)
- Synonyms: levë, ngritës, shtypës, shufër
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | qysqi | qysqia | qysqi | qysqitë |
| accusative | qysqinë | |||
| dative | qysqie | qysqisë | qysqive | qysqive |
| ablative | qysqish | |||
Derived terms
- qysqi gurësh
See also
- (dialectal) qye f (“peak, summit; foot, root (of a hill, mountain)”)
- qesas, qesat
- qesatet
- qesatur
- qesatje f
- qeser m
References
- ^ Zihni SakoInstituti i Folklorit (Tirana, Albania)Universiteti Shtetëror i Tiranës. Instituti i Folklorit.et al. (1963 (1972)) Albanian Folklore: pts. 1-5. Popular Prose, Volume 1, transl., Folklor shqiptar: pts. 1-5. Proza popullore, Volume 1 [1], →OCLC, page 452
- ^ Olga M. Mladenova (1998) Grapes and Wine in the Balkans: An Ethno-linguistic Study [2], Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 251
Further reading
- [3] noun qysqi/qysqí (crowbar, lever) • Fjalor Shqip