kafshë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin sense “thing”, from Latin causa,^[1] compare Italian cosa (“thing”). The word shifted from “thing” to “animal” possibly by influence of gjë (“thing; livestock, cattle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkafʃə/

Noun

kafshë f (plural kafshë, definite kafsha, definite plural kafshët)

animal
Synonym: shtazë
(figurative) idiot

Declension

Declension of kafshë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kafshë	kafsha	kafshë	kafshët
accusative	kafshë	kafshën	kafshë	kafshët
dative	kafsheje	kafshës	kafshëve	kafshëve
ablative	kafsheje	kafshës	kafshësh	kafshëve

Derived terms

References

^ Bonnet, Guillaume (1999) Les mots latins de l’albanais (Sémantiques) (in French), Paris: L’Harmattan, →ISBN, page 109

[1] Bonnet, Guillaume (1999) Les mots latins de l’albanais (Sémantiques) (in French), Paris: L’Harmattan, →ISBN, page 109

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