gërshërë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *carsānia, from *caesānia, from a derivative of Latin caesus (cut). Compare Italian cesoie (shears).[1]

Noun

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gërshërë f (plural gërshëra, definite gërshëra, definite plural gërshërat)

  1. scissors
  2. shears, clippers
  3. rafter

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërshërë ~ gërshanë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 116