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Albanian
Etymology
A later borrowing from a South Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian kòsa (“scythe”) and Bulgarian коса (kosa, “scythe”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *kosa (“scythe”). Non-Slavic cognates include Greek κόσα (kósa), Romanian coasă, and Hungarian kasza.
Pronunciation
Noun
kosë f (plural kosa, definite kosa, definite plural kosat)
- scythe
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References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kosë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 805
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kosë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 193
- ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “kosë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 172