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qysqi

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Albanian

Alternative forms

qyski, qeski^[1] (Gheg)

Etymology

Cognate to Gheg Albanian qeski and qyski.
Related to Albanian qysq (“dibble”) (Gheg Albanian qysk (“id”), qesk (“id”)). Probably a loan from Turkish küski (“lever, staff”).^[2]
Probably related to qesas (“I cut”).

Noun

qysqí f (plural qysqí, definite qysqía, definite plural qysqítë)

pike, stave, crowbar, lever (thick iron rod used for breaking stones, drilling holes, etc.)
Synonyms: levë, ngritës, shtypës, shufër

Declension

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Declension of qysqi

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	qysqi	qysqia	qysqi	qysqitë
accusative	qysqi	qysqinë	qysqi	qysqitë
dative	qysqie	qysqisë	qysqive	qysqive
ablative	qysqie	qysqisë	qysqish	qysqive

Derived terms

qysqi gurësh

See also

(dialectal) qye f (“peak, summit; foot, root (of a hill, mountain)”)
qesas, qesat
qesatet
qesatur
qesatje f
qeser m

References

^ Zihni SakoInstituti i Folklorit (Tirana, Albania)Universiteti Shtetëror i Tiranës. Instituti i Folklorit.et al. (1963 (1972)) Albanian Folklore: pts. 1-5. Popular Prose, Volume 1, transl., Folklor shqiptar: pts. 1-5. Proza popullore, Volume 1 [1], →OCLC, page 452
^ Olga M. Mladenova (1998) Grapes and Wine in the Balkans: An Ethno-linguistic Study [2], Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 251

Further reading

[3] noun qysqi/qysqí (crowbar, lever) • Fjalor Shqip

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