Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Albanian *galstā, a suffixal derivative related to Lithuanian gãlas (end), and Latvian gals (id).[1]

Noun edit

gashtë f (plural gashta, definite gashta, definite plural gashtat)

  1. touchstone
  2. whetstone
    Synonym: grihë

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gashtë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 160