gërshet

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gëshetë

Etymology

From gër- + *shet, the latter a variant of shat. More at shat. Alternatively, from Ancient Greek κορσωτός (korsōtós)[1]

Noun

gërshet f (plural gërsheta, definite gërsheta, definite plural gërshetat)

  1. plait, braid

Declension

Derived terms

  • gërshetoj
  • gërshetëz
  • gërshetdegë
  • gërshetartë

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërshet”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 116
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