ofshë

Albanian

Etymology

From ofsh (“glow, heat; groan”) +‎ -ë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈofʃə/
• Rhymes: -ofʃə
• Hyphenation: óf‧shë

Noun

ofshë f (plural ófsha, definite ófsha, definite plural ófshat)

1. damnation, curse

   Synonyms: nëmë, mallkim, ofshamë

Declension

Declension of ofshë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ofshë	ofsha	ofsha	ofshat
accusative		ofshën
dative	ofshe	ofshës	ofshave	ofshave
ablative			ofshash

Related terms

• ofsh
• ofshaj
• ofshamë
• ofshëtij

 

Further reading

• “ofshë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “ofshë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “ofsh!”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 333