kedh

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Dialectal; either (1) a blend of synonyms kec + edh, or (2) a singularized plural of *kadh, from Proto-Albanian *kadza, from Proto-Indo-European *koǵʰos (compare Serbo-Croatian koza (“goat”), Old English hēcen (“kid”)). Dialectal qith has been influenced by qengj (“lamb”) (variants qingjth, qîgj).[1] A possible relation with Proto-Germanic *kidją (compare Old Norse kið (“kid”), Old High German kizzi (“kid”)) has been proposed, although this remains doubtful.[2]

Noun

kedh m (plural kedhë or kedha, definite kedhi, definite plural kedhët or kedhat)

  1. (dialectal) goat kid under a year old

Declension
Declension of kedh
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative kedh kedhë kedhi kedhët
accusative kedhin
dative kedhi kedhëve kedhit kedhëvet
ablative kedhësh

Synonyms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kedh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 341
  2. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, V.Orel, Brill, Leiden Boston 2003, p.214
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