kënd
Albanian
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editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Albanian *kan tan, sequence of two pronouns (Proto-Albanian *kan + *tan). Proto-Albanian *kan from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-. The second element Proto-Albanian *tan from Proto-Indo-European *to-. Continuing in accusative form of kush as kë (Gheg Albanian kâ, kân).[1][2] See (pronoun) Albanian kë and (nominative form) kush (“who”) for more.
From compound Proto-Albanian *kwom-to-, an indefinite pronoun.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronoun
editkënd (accusative kë (kënd), dative kujt (kuj), ablative kujt (kuj))
- (interrogative pronoun) whom (alternative form of kë (“whom”) (accusative form of kush)[3]
- (pronoun) somebody
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editEtymology 2
editSeverel theories. According to Meyer a borrowing from Italian canto (canthus). According to Mann a cognate to Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye”) - while seen as a loan from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós) by Topalli [4] Orel claims it as an early borrowing from Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ.[5][6]
Noun
editkënd m (plural kënde, definite këndi, definite plural këndet)
- corner
- Synonyms: cep, qoshe, këndvështrim, prizëm
- Drejtkëndëshi ka katër kënde.
- A rectangle has four corners.
- angle
- Këndi është shumë i ngushtë.
- The angle is very narrow.
- a seat around something
- a faraway place
- a comfortable place (to stay, to live)
- an area used for a specific purpose
- viewpoint
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- [2] interrogative pronoun, nominative form: kush (who) (accusative form: kë (whom)) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
- [3] noun kënd, m. • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
References
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pronoun 'kënd'”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 178
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pronoun 'kush' > acc.sg. 'kë ~ kâ')”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 207
- ^ Martin Camaj (1984) Albanian grammar: with exercises, chrestomathy and glossaries, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden, →ISBN, pages 115 - 116 - pronoun 'kush' (nom.), 'kë ~ kënd' (acc.). See §147 & §148 (Declesion of the interrogative pronouns)
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kënd”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1409
- ^ The template Template:R:sq:Orel:2000 does not use the parameter(s):
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 40 - ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “noun 'kënd ~ kand' (corner, angle)”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 178
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