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kësulë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek κασοῦλα (kasoûla), from Latin casula (“hooded cloak”). Doublet of kaçule. Compare also Romanian căciulă. Attested in 1417 (Catasto Veneto di Scutari) as "Chisolichochi"[1] (i.e. Kësolëkoqi, modern Kësulëkuqi, "bearing a red riding hood", masc.).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kësulë f (plural kësula, definite kësula, definite plural kësulat)

  1. brimless cap, skullcap
  2. reticulum, a ruminant's second stomach
    Synonyms: aliver, nanuq, porrc
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Descendants

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  • →? Aromanian: cãciulã, cãciuã
  • →? Romanian: căciulă

References

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  1. ^ Giuseppe Valentini, Acta Albaniae Veneta Saecolorum XIV et XV, t. VIII, 1970, p. 330
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