klamidhë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek χλαμύδα (chlamýda).

Noun

klamidhë f (rare)

1. cloak, robe

   Synonym: pelerinë

   • 1761, Elbasan Gospel Manuscript, page 47, lines 7–9:

     𐔇 𐔏𐔟𐔙 𐔇 𐔐𐔟𐔀𐔎𐔝𐔍𐔓𐔈 / 𐔎𐔀 𐔡𐔠𐔇𐔜𐔓𐔈 𐔧𐔐𐔀𐔒𐔍𐔆𐔈𐔓𐔈 𐔇 𐔍 𐔠𐔇𐔜𐔓𐔈 / 𐔙𐔖𐔁𐔇𐔝 𐔇 𐔝𐔍𐔎.

     e kur e luajtinë / ja xveshnë ꭓlamidhënë e i veshnë / robet e tij.

     And when they finished playing, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him.

Further reading

• Mann, S. E. (1948) “klamidhë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 199b