gashtë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *galstā, a suffixal derivative related to Lithuanian gãlas (“end”), and Latvian gals (“id”).[1]

Noun

gashtë f (plural gashta, definite gashta, definite plural gashtat)

  1. touchstone
  2. whetstone
    Synonym: grihë

Declension
Declension of gashtë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative gashtë gashta gashta gashtat
accusative gashtën
dative gashte gashtave gashtës gashtavet
ablative gashtash

Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gashtë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 160
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