kaltër

kaltër

See also: kalter and kälter

Albanian

Alternative forms

• kaltë, kaltën, kaltërt

Etymology

From earlier *kaltënë, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *calthinus (“yellow, yellowish”), from Latin caltha (“marigold”).[1][2][3] Ultimately from Ancient Greek κάλαθος (kálathos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaltəɾ]

Adjective

kaltër

1. sky blue, light blue
2. blue

Synonyms

• bruz
• rimtë

Derived terms

• kaltërinë
• kaltëroj
• kaltëror
• kaltërosh
• kaltërsi
• kaltërremë
• Kaltrin

References

1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kaltër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, pages 166–167
2. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 57
3. Meyer, Gustav (1891), “kál'tɛrɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, pages 170–171