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Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin sense “thing”, from Latin causa,[1] compare Italian cosa (“thing”). The word shifted from “thing” to “animal” possibly by influence of gjë (“thing; livestock, cattle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kafshë f (plural kafshë, definite kafsha, definite plural kafshët)
- animal
- Synonym: shtazë
- (figurative) idiot
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References
- ^ Bonnet, Guillaume (1999) Les mots latins de l’albanais (Sémantiques) (in French), Paris: L’Harmattan, →ISBN, page 109