kyç

Albanian

Alternative forms

• klyç
• qyç

Etymology

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian ključ (“key”), Old Church Slavonic ключь (ključĭ), and Bulgarian ключ (ključ). Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *kľučь (“key”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kyt͡ʃ/

Noun

kyç m (plural kyçe, definite kyçi, definite plural kyçet)

1. key, lock

   Synonym: çelës

2. (anatomy) joint

Declension

Declension of kyç

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	kyç	kyçe	kyçi	kyçet
accusative			kyçin
dative	kyçi	kyçeve	kyçit	kyçevet
ablative		kyçesh

Derived terms

• kyçenicë

Adjective

kyç (feminine kyçe)

1. key, most important

Verb

kyç (aorist kyça, participle kyçur)

1. to lock