kadhë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kadā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ke(n)d. Cognate to Greek σκεδάννυμι (skedánnymi), Sanskrit स्खदते (skhadate, “to split”).[1] Related to Albanian kij (“I prune, I trim”).[2]

Noun

kadhë f (indefinite plural kadha, definite singular kadha, definite plural kadhat)

  1. pruning knife, billhook with long handle

Declension
Declension of kadhë
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)		 singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore)		 (një) kadhë (disa) kadha kadha kadhat
accusative
(kallëzore)		 (një) kadhë (disa) kadha kadhën kadhat
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së)		 (një) kadhe (disa) kadhave kadhës kadhavet
dative
(dhanore)		 (një) kadhe (disa) kadhave kadhës kadhavet
ablative
(rrjedhore)
(prej)		 (një) kadhe (disa) kadhash kadhës kadhavet

Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 79
  2. Eqrem Çabej, Studime gjuhësore: A - O (Albanian: "Language studies: A - O"), kij; kizë, Page: 282-283
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