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kaltër

See also: kalter, and kälter

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kaltër

  1. sky blue, light blue
  2. blue

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Colors in Albanian · ngjyra (layout · text)
     bardhë      gri, hirtë      zi
             kuqe; skuqem              portokalle; bojë kafe              verdhë; krem; lylc
                          gjelbër; blertë             
             cijan, kaltër              kaltër              blu
             vjollcë; llullaq              magentë; purpurtë              rozë; trëndafil

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kaltër”, in 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[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 57
  3. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “kál'tɛrɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, pages 170–171
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