qeth

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kaiδa, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-. Cognate to Latin caedō (“to cut, hew, lop, fell”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /cɛθ/

Verb

qeth (aorist qetha, participle qethur)

  1. to cut (hair, wool, etc.)

References
  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) “qeth”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi
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