qye

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *klaina, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱloi-n-os (“slanting, askew”) (compare Irish claon, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴 (hlainē)), from *ḱlei- (“to slant, lean”) (compare English lean, Lithuanian šliẽti, Serbo-Croatian slȏj (“layer”)).

Noun

qye m (plural qej, definite qeu)

1. peak, summit, top (of a mountain/hill)

   Synonyms: majë, kulm, kre, kreshtë

Related terms

• qetë

Etymology 2

Dialectal word and expression. From qye (m.) (above) with opposite gender and meaning, different declension.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cyː/, /c͡ɕyː/, /t͡ɕyː/, /t͡ʃyː/

Noun

qýe f (plural qýe, definite qýeja, definite plural qýet)

1. (dialectal) base (root/bottom/foot/bank) of a mountain/hill; slope, slant, hillside, mountainside

   location of a mountain (or hill) where stones are broken with a crowbar/lever; transported/carried away and used for building houses, bridges, etc.

   Synonyms: rrëzë, breg, pjerrësi, tatëpjetë, shapt

Declension

Declension of qye

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	qye	qyeja	qye	qyet
accusative		qyen
dative	qyeje	qyes	qyeve	qyeve
ablative			qyesh

Derived terms

• qye mali (“mountain slope”)

See also

• qysqi (qyski, qeski (Gheg))