kësulë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• kësuljë

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek κασοῦλα (kasoûla), from Latin casula (“hooded cloak”). Doublet of kaçule. Compare also Romanian căciulă. Attested in 1417 (Catasto Veneto di Scutari) as "Chisolichochi" (i.e. Kësolëkoqi, modern Kësulëkuqi, "bearing a red riding hood", masc.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈsuːl]

Noun

kësulë f (plural kësula, definite kësula, definite plural kësulat)

1. brimless cap, skullcap
2. reticulum, a ruminant's second stomach

   Synonyms: aliver, nanuq, porrc

Related terms

• kaçule

Descendants

• →? Aromanian: cãciulã, cãciuã
• →? Romanian: căciulă