heshtë

Albanian

Etymology

A derivative in -shtë, from earlier *hellshtë (cf. kashtë, gashtë), based on hell. Alternatively a substrate word along with Latin hasta, surviving in multiple forms; compare ushtë.

Noun

heshtë f

1. spear

Declension

Declension of heshtë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heshtë	heshta	heshta	heshtat
accusative		heshtën
dative	heshte	heshtës	heshtave	heshtave
ablative			heshtash

Related terms

• hell
• ushtë
• shtizë

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
• “heshtë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Newmark, L. (1999) “heshtë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[2]