qye

qye

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *klaina, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱloi-n-os (“slanting, askew”) (compare Irish claon, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴 (hlainē)), from *ḱlei- (“to slant, lean”) (compare English lean, Lithuanian šliẽti, Serbo-Croatian slȏj (“layer”)).[1]

Noun

qye m (indefinite plural qej, definite singular qeu)

1. peak, summit, top (of a mountain/hill)

   Synonyms: majë, kulm, kre, kreshtë

Related terms

• qetë

Etymology 2

Dialectal word and expression. From qye (m.) (above) with opposite gender and meaning, different declension.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cyː/, /c͡ɕyː/, /t͡ɕyː/, /t͡ʃyː/

Noun

qýe f (indefinite plural qýe, definite singular qýeja, definite plural qýet)[2]

1. (dialectal) base (root/bottom/foot/bank) of a mountain/hill; slope, slant, hillside, mountainside

   location of a mountain (or hill) where stones are broken with a crowbar/lever; transported/carried away and used for building houses, bridges, etc.

   Synonyms: rrëzë, breg, pjerrësi, tatëpjetë, shapt

Declension

Declension of qye

	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) qye	(disa) qye		qyeja	qyet
accusative (kallëzore)	(një) qye	(disa) qye		qyen	qyet
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së)	(një) qyeje	(disa) qyeve		qyes	qyeve
dative (dhanore)	(një) qyeje	(disa) qyeve		qyes	qyeve
ablative (rrjedhore) (prej)	(një) qyeje	(disa) qyesh		qyes	qyeve

Derived terms

• qye mali (“mountain slope”)

See also

• qysqi (qyski, qeski (Gheg))

References

1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “qye”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 364
2. noun qye/qýe (def./sg. qýeja; indef./pl. qýe; def./pl. qýet - "base, foot, root, bottom" (of a hill, mountain) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)