kaltër
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Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From earlier *kaltënë, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *calthinus (“yellow, yellowish”), from Latin caltha (“marigold”).[1][2][3] Ultimately from Ancient Greek κάλαθος (kálathos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]kaltër
- sky blue, light blue
- blue
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
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[edit]| bardhë | gri, hirtë | zi |
| kuqe; skuqem | portokalle; bojë kafe | verdhë; krem; lylc |
| gjelbër; blertë | ||
| cijan, kaltër | kaltër | blu |
| vjollcë; llullaq | magentë; purpurtë | rozë; trëndafil |
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kaltër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 166–167
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 57
- ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “kál'tɛrɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , pages 170–171