këlysh

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • klysh, këlush, kulish, kulush, kulysh

Etymology

From *kul +‎ -ysh diminutive suffix, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)koli (compare Lithuanian skalìkas (“hound”), Greek σκύλα (skýla, “female dog”)).

Noun

këlysh m (indefinite plural këlyshë, definite singular këlyshi, definite plural këlyshët)

  1. animal young, baby animal (of a guadruped mammal)
  2. (derogatory) child of despicable parents
  3. (insult) young sprout, offshoot
  4. small pustule that forms around an abscess
  5. a branch of a waterway or canal

Declension
Declension of këlysh
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative këlysh këlyshë këlyshi këlyshët
accusative këlyshin
dative këlyshi këlyshëve këlyshit këlyshëvet
ablative këlyshësh

Derived terms
  • këlyshëz
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