kënd

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See also: kend and Kend

Albanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *kan tan, sequence of two pronouns (Proto-Albanian *kan + *tan). Proto-Albanian *kan from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-. The second element Proto-Albanian *tan from Proto-Indo-European *to-. Continuing in accusative form of kush as kë (Gheg Albanian kâ, kân).[1][2] See (pronoun) Albanian kë and (nominative form) kush (“who”) for more.

From compound Proto-Albanian *kwom-to-, an indefinite pronoun.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronoun

kënd (accusative kë (kënd), dative kujt (kuj), ablative kujt (kuj))

  1. (interrogative pronoun) whom (alternative form of kë (“whom”) (accusative form of kush)[3]
  2. (pronoun) somebody
    Synonyms: ndokush, dikush, ndokënd
Derived terms
  • dikan (“anyone, someone”), kërkan (“nobody”) (Gheg)
  • ndokënd (“anyone, someone”) (Standard)
See also

Etymology 2

Severel theories. According to Meyer a borrowing from Italian canto (canthus). According to Mann a cognate to Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye”) - while seen as a loan from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós) by Topalli [4] Orel claims it as an early borrowing from Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ.[5][6]

Noun

kënd m (plural kënde, definite këndi, definite plural këndet)

  1. corner
    Synonyms: cep, qoshe, këndvështrim, prizëm
    Drejtkëndëshi ka katër kënde.
    A rectangle has four corners.
  2. angle
    Këndi është shumë i ngushtë.
    The angle is very narrow.
  3. a seat around something
  4. a faraway place
  5. a comfortable place (to stay, to live)
  6. an area used for a specific purpose
  7. viewpoint
Declension
Declension of kënd
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kënd këndi kënde këndet
accusative këndin
dative këndi këndit këndeve këndeve
ablative këndesh

Further reading

  • interrogative pronoun, nominative form: kush (who) (accusative form: kë (whom)) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
  • noun kënd, m. • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pronoun 'kënd'”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 178
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pronoun 'kush' > acc.sg. 'kë ~ kâ')”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 207
  3. ^ Martin Camaj (1984) Albanian grammar: with exercises, chrestomathy and glossaries, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden, →ISBN, pages 115 - 116 - pronoun 'kush' (nom.), 'kë ~ kënd' (acc.). See §147 & §148 (Declesion of the interrogative pronouns)
  4. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kënd”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1409
  5. ^ The template Template:R:sq:Orel:2000 does not use the parameter(s): 
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  6. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “noun 'kënd ~ kand' (corner, angle)”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 178
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