kënd

kënd

See also: kend and Kend

Albanian

Alternative forms

• (whom) kâ, kân (Gheg), kë (Standard)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kənd]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *kan tan, sequence of two pronouns (Proto-Albanian *kan + *tan). Proto-Albanian *kan from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-. The second element Proto-Albanian *tan from Proto-Indo-European *to-. Continuing in accusative form of kush as kë (Gheg Albanian kâ, kân).[1][2] See (pronoun) Albanian kë and (nominative form) kush (“who”) for more.

From compound Proto-Albanian *kwom-to-, an indefinite pronoun.(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronoun

kënd (accusative kë (kënd), dative kujt (kuj), ablative kujt (kuj))

1. (interrogative pronoun) whom (alternative form of kë (“whom”) (accusative form of kush)[3]
2. (pronoun) somebody

   Synonyms: ndokush, dikush, ndokënd

Derived terms

• dikan (“anyone, someone”), kërkan (“nobody”) (Gheg)
• ndokënd (“anyone, someone”) (Standard)

Related terms

• (accusative) kë
• (dative, ablative) kujt (kuj)
• (genitive) i kujt, e kujt
• (nominative) kush

See also

• ndokujt

Etymology 2

Severel theories. According to Meyer a borrowing from Italian canto (canthus). According to Mann a cognate to Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye”) - while seen as a loan from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós) by Topalli [4] Orel claims it as an early borrowing from Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ.[5][6]

Noun

• kënd m (indefinite plural kënde, definite singular këndi, definite plural këndet) (Standard)
• kand m (indefinite plural kande, definite singular kandi, definite plural kandet) (Gheg)

1. corner

   Synonyms: cep, qoshe, këndvështrim, prizëm

   Drejtkëndëshi ka katër kënde.

   A rectangle has four corners.

2. angle

   Këndi është shumë i ngushtë.

   The angle is very narrow.

3. a seat around something
4. a faraway place
5. a comfortable place (to stay, to live)
6. an area used for a specific purpose
7. viewpoint

Declension

Declension of kënd

	indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara)			definite forms (trajta të shquara)
	singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)		singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)
nominative (emërore)	(një) kënd	(disa) kënde		këndi	këndet
accusative (kallëzore)	(një) kënd	(disa) kënde		këndin	këndet
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së)	(një) këndi	(disa) këndeve		këndit	këndevet
dative (dhanore)	(një) këndi	(disa) këndeve		këndit	këndevet
ablative (rrjedhore) (prej)	(një) këndi	(disa) këndesh		këndit	këndevet

Further reading

• interrogative pronoun, nominative form: kush (who) (accusative form: kë (whom)) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
• noun kënd, m. • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

References

1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “pronoun 'kënd'”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 178
2. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “pronoun 'kush' > acc.sg. 'kë ~ kâ')”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 207
3. Martin Camaj (1984) Albanian grammar : with exercices, chrestomathy and glossaries, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden, →ISBN, page 115 - 116 - pronoun 'kush' (nom.), 'kë ~ kënd' (acc.). See §147 & §148 (Declesion of the interrogative pronouns)
4. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kënd”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1409
5. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 40
6. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “noun 'kënd ~ kand' (corner, angle)”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 178