këlysh

Albanian

Alternative forms

• klysh, këlush, kulish, kulush, kulysh

Etymology

From *kul +‎ -ysh diminutive suffix, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)koli (compare Lithuanian skalìkas (“hound”), Greek σκύλα (skýla, “female dog”)).

Noun

këlysh m (plural këlyshë, definite këlyshi, definite plural këlyshët)

1. animal young, baby animal (of a quadruped mammal)
2. (derogatory) child of despicable parents
3. (insult) young sprout, offshoot
4. small pustule that forms around an abscess
5. a branch of a waterway or canal

Declension

Declension of këlysh

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	këlysh	këlyshë	këlyshi	këlyshët
accusative			këlyshin
dative	këlyshi	këlyshëve	këlyshit	këlyshëvet
ablative		këlyshësh

Derived terms

• këlyshëz