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Albanian
Etymology
From *vitësh (cf. ablative form of vit (“year”) > vitesh), from Proto-Albanian *wetuša, from *wétos-jo, from Proto-Indo-European *wéteso (compare English wether, Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa), Romanian vițel). Related to Albanian vit (“year”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
- calf; cattle (offspring of a cow); (up to one year old)[2]
- fawn; deerling
- (offspring of a deer and/or other animals (such as antelope, etc.))
- (figurative, derogatory) stupid, small-minded, narrow-minded; immature, inexperienced (male) person; fool, boxhead, squarehead, idiot
Çfarë krye viçi!- What a fool!
(lit. "What a calf head!")
- (figurative, slang) bighead
- (slang, derogatory) pet name/nickname for Slobodan Milosević (innuendo to his surname ending -vić)
- (slang, derogatory) četnik, Serb, Montenegrin (also innuendo to endings -ević, -ović, -vić, -ić common among south Slavic surnames. Primarily associated with ethnic Serbs and Montenegrins. Term used in a derogatory tone, excluding Slovenes, Croats and Bosniacs)
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References
- ^ "Albanian Etymological Dictionary" - Vladimir Orel, Page: 507 (viç m., pl. viça, viçëra ~ viçna (calf))
- ^ viç in 'Fjalori Shqip' (Albanian Dictionary) - "...deri në një vjeç" (...up to one year old)