kafshë

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin sense “thing”, from Latin causa,^[1] compare Italian cosa (“thing”). The word shifted from “thing” to “animal” possibly by influence of gjë (“thing; livestock, cattle”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkafʃə/

Noun edit

kafshë f (plural kafshë, definite kafsha, definite plural kafshët)

animal
Synonym: shtazë
(figurative) idiot

Declension edit

Declension of kafshë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	kafshë	kafshë	kafsha	kafshët
accusative	kafshë	kafshë	kafshën	kafshët
dative	kafshe	kafshëve	kafshës	kafshëvet
ablative	kafshe	kafshësh	kafshës	kafshëvet

Derived terms edit

References edit

^ Bonnet, Guillaume (1999) Les mots latins de l’albanais (Sémantiques) (in French), Paris: L’Harmattan, →ISBN, page 109

[1] Bonnet, Guillaume (1999) Les mots latins de l’albanais (Sémantiques) (in French), Paris: L’Harmattan, →ISBN, page 109

[1]