kizë
Albanian
editEtymology
editDerived from kij (“I prune, I trim”). From kij + -zë.[1][2]
Noun
editkizë f (plural kiza, definite kiza, definite plural kizat)
- pruning knife
- billhook
- bush hook, bush scythe
- Synonym: kmesë
- (ornithology) hobby (Falco subbuteo)
Declension
editDeclension of kizë
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Eqrem Çabej, Studime gjuhësore: A - O (Albanian: "Language studies: A - O"), kij; kizë, Page: 282-283
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kij "to prune, to trim" / [Vladimir Orel quoting Çabej: 'from kij is kizë ("pruning-hook")]”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 185