teshë
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *taksjā, from Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- (“to hew”) (compare Lithuanian tašaũ (“to hew”), Latin texō (“to weave”), Sanskrit तक्षति (takșati, “to carpenter, cut”)).[1] Cognate with tollë.
Noun
[edit]teshë f (plural tesha, definite tesha, definite plural teshat)
- (chiefly in the plural) cloth, robe, clothes
- (in the singular) speck of dust, particle in the eye
- little splinter
- (regional) spindle whorl
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | teshë | tesha | tesha | teshat |
| accusative | teshën | |||
| dative | teshe | teshës | teshave | teshave |
| ablative | teshash | |||
Synonyms
[edit]- (spindle whorl): agërshak
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “teshë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 453