"esh" meaning in Albanian

See esh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From South Slavic; cf. Macedonian еж (ež), Serbo-Croatian је̑ж (jȇž). Alternatively, variant eshk would be more conservative, from Proto-Albanian *etska, with devoicing from *edz-k-a, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis; cognate with Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), Macedonian еж (ež), German Igel, Lithuanian ežỹs. Etymology templates: {{cog|mk|еж}} Macedonian еж (ež), {{cog|sh|је̑ж|tr=jȇž}} Serbo-Croatian је̑ж (jȇž), {{inh|sq|sqj-pro|*etska}} Proto-Albanian *etska, {{inh|sq|ine-pro|*h₁eǵʰis}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis, {{cog|grc|ἐχῖνος}} Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), {{cog|mk|еж}} Macedonian еж (ež), {{cog|de|Igel}} German Igel, {{cog|lt|ežỹs}} Lithuanian ežỹs Head templates: {{head|sq|noun|plural|eshë|definite|eshi||{{{def2}}}|definite plural|eshët||{{{f}}}||{{{m}}}|g=m|head=|sort=}} esh m (plural eshë, definite eshi, definite plural eshët), {{sq-noun|m|eshë|eshi|eshët}} esh m (plural eshë, definite eshi, definite plural eshët) Inflection templates: {{sq-decl-noun|esh|eshë|eshi|eshët|esh|eshë|eshin|eshët|eshi|eshëve|eshit|eshëve|eshësh}}, {{sq-ndecl-table|p=eshë|psh=eshësh|pt=eshët|pve=eshëve|pvet=eshëve|s=esh|sa=eshi|sacc=|si=eshi|sin=eshin|sit=eshit}} Forms: eshë [plural], eshi [definite], eshët [definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], esh [indefinite, nominative, singular], eshi [definite, nominative, singular], eshë [indefinite, nominative, plural], eshët [definite, nominative, plural], esh [accusative, indefinite, singular], eshin [accusative, definite, singular], eshë [accusative, indefinite, plural], eshët [accusative, definite, plural], eshi [dative, indefinite, singular], eshit [dative, definite, singular], eshëve [dative, indefinite, plural], eshëve [dative, definite, plural], eshi [ablative, indefinite, singular], eshit [ablative, definite, singular], eshësh [ablative, indefinite, plural], eshëve [ablative, definite, plural], es [alternative], eshk [alternative]
  1. (regional) hedgehog Tags: masculine, regional
    Sense id: en-esh-sq-noun-BkpDgytP Categories (other): Regional Albanian, Mammals Disambiguation of Mammals: 71 29
  2. (regional, figurative) look-alike, doppelgänger Tags: figuratively, masculine, regional
    Sense id: en-esh-sq-noun-qBP-xN5x Categories (other): Regional Albanian, Albanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: iriq, uriq

Alternative forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "mk",
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      "expansion": "Macedonian еж (ež)",
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      },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "eshi",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "eshëve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "eshit",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "eshëve",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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      ]
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        "13": "",
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  "lang_code": "sq",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Regional Albanian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Mammals",
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        }
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      ],
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          "regional",
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        ],
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        ]
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        "(regional) hedgehog"
      ],
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        "masculine",
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      ]
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        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Albanian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ],
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          "look-alike",
          "look-alike"
        ],
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          "doppelgänger",
          "doppelgänger"
        ]
      ],
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        "(regional, figurative) look-alike, doppelgänger"
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "masculine",
        "regional"
      ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "iriq"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "uriq"
    }
  ],
  "word": "esh"
}
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    "Albanian nouns",
    "Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian",
    "Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian",
    "Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "mk",
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      },
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      "args": {
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    {
      "form": "eshë",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshi",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshët",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sq-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshët",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshët",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshëve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshëve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshësh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshëve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "es",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eshk",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "sq",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Regional Albanian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hedgehog"
      ],
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        [
          "regional",
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        ],
        [
          "hedgehog",
          "hedgehog"
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        "(regional) hedgehog"
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "regional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Regional Albanian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "look-alike, doppelgänger"
      ],
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        [
          "regional",
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        ],
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          "look-alike",
          "look-alike"
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          "doppelgänger",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(regional, figurative) look-alike, doppelgänger"
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "masculine",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "iriq"
    },
    {
      "word": "uriq"
    }
  ],
  "word": "esh"
}

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