ushtar

Albanian

Etymology

From ushtë (“spear”), historically identical with usht (“ear (of grain)”).[1]

Noun

ushtár m (plural ushtarë)

  1. soldier
  2. (chess) pawn

Declension

Declension of ushtar
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ushtar ushtari ushtarë ushtarët
accusative ushtarin
dative ushtari ushtarit ushtarëve ushtarëve
ablative ushtarësh

See also

Chess pieces in Albanian · figurat e shahut (layout · text)
mbret mbretëreshë kullë fil kalë ushtar

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ushtar”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 490.

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “ushtar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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