kanushë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• kanjushë

Etymology

Derived from Dalmatian *kanausa, feminine from Vulgar Latin cānōsus (“ashen, white”).

Noun

kanushë f (plural kanusha, definite kanusha, definite plural kanushar)

1. (Gheg) stork (Ciconia)

   Synonyms: lejlek, shtërg

Declension

Declension of kanushë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kanushë	kanusha	kanusha	kanushat
accusative		kanushën
dative	kanusheje	kanushës	kanushave	kanushave
ablative			kanushash

Further reading

• “kanushë”, 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