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këlbazë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *kalbatiā, a derivative of kalb, + feminine -zë suffix. For sense development, compare shkëlbazë. Compare Romanian gălbează.[1]

Noun

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këlbazë f (plural këlbaza, definite këlbaza, definite plural këlbazat)

  1. catarrh, mucus, phlegm, slime
    Pështyu plot këlbazë.
    He/she spat out a lot of phlegm.

Declension

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Declension of këlbazë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative këlbazë këlbaza këlbaza këlbazat
accusative këlbazën
dative këlbaze këlbazës këlbazave këlbazave
ablative këlbazash

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “këlbazë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 742

Further reading

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  • këlbazë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980