kësulë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • kësuljë

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek κασοῦλα (kasoûla), from Latin casula (“hooded cloak”). Doublet of kaçule. Compare also Romanian căciulă. Attested in 1417 (Catasto Veneto di Scutari) as "Chisolichochi"[1] (i.e. Kësolëkoqi, modern Kësulëkuqi, "bearing a red riding hood", masc.).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kəˈsuːl]

Noun

kësulë f (plural kësula, definite kësula, definite plural kësulat)

  1. brimless cap, skullcap
  2. reticulum, a ruminant's second stomach
    Synonyms: aliver, nanuq, porrc

Descendants
  • →? Aromanian: cãciulã, cãciuã
  • →? Romanian: căciulă

References
  1. Giuseppe Valentini, Acta Albaniae Veneta Saecolorum XIV et XV, t. VIII, 1970, p. 330
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