kaltër

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See also: kalter, and kälter

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier *kaltënë, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *calthinus (yellow, yellowish), from Latin caltha (marigold).[1][2][3] Ultimately from Ancient Greek κάλαθος (kálathos).

Pronunciation

Adjective

kaltër

  1. sky blue, light blue
  2. blue

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Colors in Albanian · ngjyra (layout · text)
     bardhë      gri, hirtë      zi
             kuqe; skuqem              portokalle; bojë kafe              verdhë; krem; lylc
                          gjelbër; blertë             
             cijan, kaltër              kaltër              blu
             vjollcë; llullaq              magentë; purpurtë              rozë; trëndafil

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kaltër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 166–167
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 57
  3. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “kál'tɛrɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, pages 170–171