djathë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • djath, gjath (Southwest Gheg), dithë (Arvanitic), (n)dith (Arvanitic)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dedi, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰh₁i (“milk”) (compare Old Prussian dadan, Sanskrit दधि (dádhi, “sour milk”)).

Noun

djathë m (indefinite plural djathëra, definite singular djathi, definite plural djathërat)

  1. cheese

Declension
Declension of djathë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative djathë djathëra djathi djathërat
accusative djathin
dative djathi djathërave djathit djathëravet
ablative djathërash

Hyponyms
  • djathë i bardhë (“white cheese”)
  • djathë baxhoje (“skim-milk cheese with holes”)
  • djathë i marrë (“skim-milk cheese”)
  • djathë i pamarrë (“whole-milk cheese”)
  • djathë peshe (“hard cheese”)
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