kizë
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from kij (“I prune, I trim”). From kij + -zë.[1][2]
Noun[edit]
kizë f (plural kiza, definite kiza, definite plural kizat)
- pruning knife
- billhook
- bush hook, bush scythe
- Synonym: kmesë
- (ornithology) hobby (Falco subbuteo)
Declension[edit]
Declension of kizë
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Eqrem Çabej, Studime gjuhësore: A - O (Albanian: "Language studies: A - O"), kij; kizë, Page: 282-283
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kij "to prune, to trim" / [Vladimir Orel quoting Çabej: 'from kij is kizë ("pruning-hook")]”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 185