kaltër

See also: kalter and kälter

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • kaltë, kaltën, kaltërt

Etymology

From earlier *kaltënë, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *calthinus (“yellow, yellowish”), from Latin caltha (“marigold”).[1][2][3] Ultimately from Ancient Greek κάλαθος (kálathos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkaltəɾ]

Adjective

kaltër

  1. sky blue, light blue
  2. blue

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • kaltërinë
  • kaltëroj
  • kaltëror
  • kaltërosh
  • kaltërsi
  • kaltërremë
  • Kaltrin

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 166–167
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 57
  3. Meyer, Gustav (1891), “kál'tɛrɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, pages 170–171
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