usht

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ushtë, ushtër

Etymology

Identical to ushtë (“spear; unripe spike”), from Proto-Albanian *ušta, close to Old High German ort (“point”), Old Norse oddr (“point”) and Lithuanian usnìs (“thistle”).

Noun

usht m (plural ushta, definite ushti, definite plural ushtat)

1. ear, spike (of grain)

Related terms

• ushtë