qysqi

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • qyski, qeski[1] (Gheg)

Etymology
  • Cognate to Gheg Albanian qeski and qyski.
  • Related to Albanian qysq (“dibble”) (Gheg Albanian qysk (“id”), qesk (“id”)). Probably a loan from Turkish küski (“lever, staff”).[2]
  • Probably related to qesas (“I cut”).

Noun

qysqí f (plural qysqí, definite qysqía, definite plural qysqítë)

  1. pike, stave, crowbar, lever (thick iron rod used for breaking stones, drilling holes, etc.)
    Synonyms: levë, ngritës, shtypës, shufër

Declension

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Declension of qysqi
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative qysqi qysqi qysqia qysqitë
accusative qysqinë
dative qysqie qysqive qysqisë qysqive
ablative qysqish

Derived terms
  • qysqi gurësh

See also
  • (dialectal) qye f (“peak, summit; foot, root (of a hill, mountain)”)
  • qesas, qesat
  • qesatet
  • qesatur
  • qesatje f
  • qeser m

References
  1. Zihni SakoInstituti i Folklorit (Tirana, Albania)Universiteti Shtetëror i Tiranës. Instituti i Folklorit.et al. (1963 (1972)) Albanian Folklore: pts. 1-5. Popular Prose, Volume 1, transl., Folklor shqiptar: pts. 1-5. Proza popullore, Volume 1 , →OCLC, page 452
  2. Olga M. Mladenova (1998) Grapes and Wine in the Balkans: An Ethno-linguistic Study , Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 251

Further reading
  • noun qysqi/qysqí (crowbar, lever) • Fjalor Shqip
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