këlshejt

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Albanian

Etymology

An ecclesiastic Gheg word. Blend of kelq (cup) +‎ shêjt (holy), corresponding to modern kelq i shenjtë.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

këlshejt f (plural këlshejta, definite këlshejti, definite plural këlshejtat)

  1. (ecclesiastic) chalice
    Ma sill këlshejtin të lutem.
    Bring me the chalice, please.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “këlshejt”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 740