fshat

      Albanian

      Etymology

      From Proto-Albanian *kṣati, from Proto-Indo-European *k̂Þei 'to settle'. Compare Romanian sat (village, countryside), Avestan šaēiti (stays, dwells), Sanskrit क्षेत्र (kṣḗtra, estate, residence), Ancient Greek κτίσις (a founding, foundation, a doing, an act, a creating), Armenian šēn (inhabited farm, village).

      Noun

      fshat m (indefinite plural fshatra, definite singular fshati, definite plural fshatrat)

      1. village, country
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      Last modified on 4 March 2013, at 11:30