djathë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • djath, gjath (Southwest Gheg), dithë (Arvanitic), (n)dith (Arvanitic)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dedi, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰh₁i (milk) (compare Old Prussian dadan, Sanskrit दधि (dádhi, sour milk)).

Noun

djathë m (indefinite plural djathëra, definite singular djathi, definite plural djathërat)

  1. cheese

Declension

Hyponyms

  • djathë i bardhë (sheep cheese)
  • djathë baxhoje (skim-milk cheese with holes)
  • djathë i marrë (skim-milk cheese)
  • djathë i pamarrë (whole-milk cheese)
  • djathë peshe (hard cheese)
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