këlysh
Albanian
Alternative forms
- klysh, këlush, kulish, kulush, kulysh
Etymology
From *kul + -ysh diminutive suffix, from Proto-Albanian *kull-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷl̥-io-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷel- (“to cry, shriek; roar, howl”) (compare Lithuanian skali̇̀kas (“hound”), Greek σκύλα (skýla, “female dog”)).[1]
Noun
këlysh m (plural këlyshë, definite këlyshi, definite plural këlyshët)
- animal young, baby animal (of a quadruped mammal)
- (derogatory) child of despicable parents
- (insult) young sprout, offshoot
- small pustule that forms around an abscess
- a branch of a waterway or canal
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | këlysh | këlyshi | këlyshë | këlyshët |
| accusative | këlyshin | |||
| dative | këlyshi | këlyshit | këlyshëve | këlyshëve |
| ablative | këlyshësh | |||
Derived terms
- këlyshëz
References
- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997), Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 76