qye

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”)).[1]

Noun

qye m (plural qej, definite qeu)

  1. peak, summit, top (of a mountain/hill)
    Synonyms: majë, kulm, kre, kreshtë

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)[2]

  1. (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
Declension
Declension of qye
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative qye qye qyeja qyet
accusative qyen
dative qyeje qyeve qyes qyeve
ablative qyesh
Derived terms

See also
  • qysqi (qyski, qeski (Gheg))

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “qye”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 364
  2. noun qye/qýe (def./sg. qýeja; indef./pl. qýe; def./pl. qýet - "base, foot, root, bottom" (of a hill, mountain) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
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