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Albanian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Albanian *klaina, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱloi-n-os (“slanting, askew”) (compare Irish claon, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴 (hlainē)), from *ḱlei- (“to slant, lean”) (compare English lean, Lithuanian šliẽti, Serbo-Croatian slȏj (“layer”)).
Noun
qye m (plural qej, definite qeu)
- peak, summit, top (of a mountain/hill)
- Synonyms: majë, kulm, kre, kreshtë
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Etymology 2
Dialectal word and expression. From qye (m.) (above) with opposite gender and meaning, different declension.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cyː/, /c͡ɕyː/, /t͡ɕyː/, /t͡ʃyː/
Noun
qýe f (plural qýe, definite qýeja, definite plural qýet)
- (dialectal) base (root/bottom/foot/bank) of a mountain/hill; slope, slant, hillside, mountainside
- location of a mountain (or hill) where stones are broken with a crowbar/lever; transported/carried away and used for building houses, bridges, etc.
- Synonyms: rrëzë, breg, pjerrësi, tatëpjetë, shapt
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References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “qye”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 364
- ^ noun qye/qýe (def./sg. qýeja; indef./pl. qýe; def./pl. qýet - "base, foot, root, bottom" (of a hill, mountain) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)