kuvend

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conventus (“meeting, assembly”). The plurale tantum kuvíse has been influenced by the alternation vís ~ vénd, or alternatively continuing a Vulgar Latin *conventiae.[1] Cognate with Aromanian cuvendã, Romanian cuvânt (“word”) and Greek κουβέντα (kouvénta, “conversation; word, phrase”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuˈvɛnd/

Noun

kuvend m (plural kuvende, definite kuvendi, definite plural kuvendet)

  1. discussion, conversation
    Synonyms: bisedím, fjálë
  2. assembly, gathering, meeting, convention
    Synonyms: tubím, mbledhje
  3. parliament
    Synonym: parlamént

Declension
Declension of kuvend
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative kuvend kuvende kuvendi kuvendet
accusative kuvendin
dative kuvendi kuvendeve kuvendit kuvendevet
ablative kuvendesh
  • kuvendoj

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kuvend”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 208

Further reading
  • “kuvend”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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