kafshoj

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • ajsonj
  • (Old Tosk, very rare) najsonj

Etymology

A derivative of kafshë + -oj. Alternatively (according to Meyer-Lübke) borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Late Latin captiō, from Latin captō. Other Latin proposals include Late Latin capsāre (Meyer) and most recently Late Latin capissere by Orel 1998.[1] Given the two forms, dialectal ajsonj and Old Tosk najsonj, the older form of this word could have been *knavshonj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kafˈʃɔj/

Verb

kafshoj (aorist kafshova, participle kafshuar)

  1. to bite

Conjugation

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary. Page 164.
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