kalë
See also: kale, Kale, Kâle, and kalė
Albanian
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Dy kuaj
Two horses
Two horses
Alternative forms
- kval, kol (North Gheg)
- plural: kual (Old Albanian)
- plural: kuel (Çamëria dialect)
Etymology
From Late Latin caballus (“horse”).[1][2] Topalli suggests Gheg plural kual borrowed from Italian descendant cavallo, with phonetic development *këval > *kval > kual, whereas Tosk and standard kuaj was influenced by buaj, plural of buall (“bull”).[3] Compare Romanian cal, Aromanian cal, French cheval, Lombard càal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkalə/, [kaːl]
Noun
kalë m (indefinite plural kuaj, definite singular kali, definite plural kuajt)
- horse (Equus caballus)
- knight (chess)
Declension
declension of kalë
indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) | definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
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singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | ||
nominative (emërore) | kalë | kuaj | kali | kuajt | |
accusative (kallëzore) | kalë | kuaj | kalin | kuajt | |
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) | kali | kuajve | kalit | kuajve | |
dative (dhanore) | kali | kuajve | kalit | kuajve | |
ablative (rrjedhore) | kali | kuajsh | kalit | kuajve |
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "kalë"
- kala-
- kalëroj
- kaloj
- shkaloj
- kalore
- kaloras
- kalisem
- kalas
- kalëshalë
- kaliqafë
- kalojë
- kalorës
- kalorthi
- kalush
- kaluç
Synonyms
- at
Related terms
- pelë, mëz, hamshor
Hypernyms
- allat
- allç
- balash
- bardho
- bishtkorrë
- vraç
- dori
References
- Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kalë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 696-697
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kalë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 166
- Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kalë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 696-697