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Kostandin Balsha
Kostandin is an Albanian masculine given name. It is also an Armenian masculine given name (), pronounced Kostandin in Eastern Armenian and Gosdantin in Western Armenian. Both are equivalent to the English name Constantine. Albanians bearing the name Kostandin include: * Kostandin of Berta (fl. 18th century), writer and translator * Kostandin Boshnjaku (1888–1953), banker, politician * Kostandin Çekrezi (1892–1959), patriot, historian, and publicist * Kostandin Kariqi (born 1996), footballer * Kostandin Kristoforidhi (1826–1895), translator and scholar *Kostandin Ndoni (born 1989), footballer *Kostandin Shpataraku Kostandin Shpataraku (; 17361767), also commonly known as Shpataraku, was an Albanian Orthodox icon and fresco painter of the Post-Byzantine period in the eighteenth century. He continued to combine Byzantine tradition with influences from the R ... (1736–1767), painter * Kostandin Zografi (fl. 18th century), painter References {{given name Albanian masc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. With an area of , it has a varied range of climatic, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions. Albania's landscapes range from rugged snow-capped mountains in the Accursed Mountains, Albanian Alps and the Korab, Central Mountain Range, Albania#Skanderbeg Mountains, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains, to fertile lowland plains extending from the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast, Adriatic and Albanian Ionian Sea Coast, Ionian seacoasts. Tirana is the capital and largest city in the country, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër. Albania was inhabited by several List of Illyrian peoples and tribes, Illyrian tribes, among them the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantine Of Berat
Constantine of Berat, known among Albanians as Kostandin Jermonak Berati or shortly Kostë Berati, was an Albanian writer and translator of the 18th century. Life and work Not much is known about him, except that he was from Berat, today's southern part of central Albania, then Sanjak of Berat in Vilayet of Janina of the Ottoman Empire. His lifespan was highly probably between 1745 and 1825. Also, Constantine was quite likely an Orthodox monk. Elsie mentions that some experts doubt his existence, at least as a writer. He has copied a part of the "lexicon" of Theodore Kavalliotis, and is believed to have signed in 1779 a religious document (in Greek) together with Kavallioti and Teodor Haxhifilipi in Moscopole. Constantine of Berat is attributed as the author of a manuscript from 1764 to 1822, originally a 154 or 152-page work. It is preserved in the National Library in Tirana. This so-called Codex of Constantine of Berat or Codex of Berat (but not to be confused with Cod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zografi Brothers
The brothers Kostandin Zografi and Athanas Zografi (or as they were known locally, Kostë and Thanas Korçari) were Albanian painters of the 18th century from Dardhë, in modern Korçë municipality, southern Albania (then Ottoman Empire). They are regarded as the most prominent painters of the Albanian post-Byzantine icon art of the 18th century and generally of the region of Epirus.Kirchhainer p. 153 Along with David Selenica, Kostandin Shpataraku, Terpo Zografi, Efthim Zografi, Joan Çetiri, Naum Çetiri, Gjergj Çetiri, Nikolla Çetiri, and Ndin Çetiri they represent the School of Korçë painting. Works The Zografi brothers have decorated with their paintings several Orthodox churches and monasteries throughout central and southern modern Albania, as well as Mount Athos. In particular, their paintings and frescoes in Moscopole, especially in the church St. Athanasius () and the monastery of Saints Cosmas and Damian Cosmas and Damian ( – or AD) were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostandin Shpataraku
Kostandin Shpataraku (; 17361767), also commonly known as Shpataraku, was an Albanian Orthodox icon and fresco painter of the Post-Byzantine period in the eighteenth century. He continued to combine Byzantine tradition with influences from the Renaissance. He is regarded as one of the most prominent figures of medieval Albanian art besides Onufri and David Selenica. Kostandin Shpataraku was born in the Shpat region within the surrounding region of Elbasan, which was at that time part of the Ottoman Empire (modern Albania). Kostandin and his family were ethnic Albanians of the Orthodox Christian faith. He was beheaded by the Ottomans in Elbasan whereby his family took his body and buried him in his village, head apart from the rest of the body, so the Ottomans could not find his exact grave. A small chapel was built subsequently to commemorate him. He is also commemorated as a saint by the locals on September 21. His art and legacy was distinguished by his miniatures by int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostandin Ndoni
Kostandin Ndoni (born 31 March 1989 in Lushnja) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a centre back for Kukësi in the Albanian Superliga Kategoria Superiore (), also known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons with internet service provider, Abissnet, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Albania. At the top of the Albanian football league syste .... References 1989 births Living people Footballers from Lushnjë Men's association football central defenders Albanian men's footballers FK Apolonia Fier players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Othellos Athienou FC players KS Kastrioti players FK Kukësi players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players Cypriot Second Division players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece 21st-century Albanian spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostandin Kristoforidhi
Kostandin Nelko (22 May 1827 – 7 March 1895), known as Kostandin Kristoforidhi, was an Albanian translator and scholar. He is mostly known for having translated the New Testament into Albanian for the first time in the Gheg Albanian dialect in 1872. He also provided a translation in Tosk Albanian in 1879 thereby improving the 1823 Tosk version of Vangjel Meksi. By providing translation in both dialects, he has the merit of founding the basis of the unification of both dialects into a national language. Life He was born in Elbasan and from 1847 studied at the Zosimea Greek college in Ioannina, where he became friends with Johann Georg von Hahn by helping him learn Albanian and write a German-Albanian dictionary. In 1856 or 1857 he joined a Protestant church in Izmir after his conversion to Protestantism, thus becoming the first known Albanian Protestant. He went to Istanbul in 1857, and drafted a ''Memorandum for the Albanian language''. He stayed in Malta until 1860 in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostandin Kariqi
Kostandin Kariqi (born 30 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League 2 club Egaleo. Born in Greece, he has represented Albania at youth international level. Club career Early career Kariqi started his youth career at Asteras Magoula. In July 2015 he moved to Trikala. Trikala He made his debut with Trikala on 15 January 2017 against Aiginiakos playing the full 90-minutes match in a 2–2 draw. International career Albania U19 Kariqi received his first international invitation at the Albania national under-19 football team by coach Foto Strakosha for the friendly match against Italy U-19 on 14 May 2014. He was called up by coach Altin Lala to participate in the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round from 12–17 November 2014. Kariqi played all 3 matches as a starter where two first matches against Denmark and Portugal he completed the full 90-minutes and in the closing match against Wales he was substituted o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Chekrezi
Costa Chekrezi (31 March 1892 – 10 January 1959), also known as Constantin Anastas Chekrezi () was an Albanian patriot, historian, and publicist. Biography Chekrezi was born on 31 March 1892 in Ziçisht village, in the Upper Devoll region located near Korça, Ottoman Empire. He himself and his fathers family are of Circassian heritage which can be seen by his surname Çekrezi, which over time they became assimilated into Albanians. After finishing a five-year school in his native village, he finished at the Greek high school in the town of Korça on June 12, 1910. The school documents show he was an "excellent student in all subjects", and he earned a scholarship from the Ottoman government to attend (where he stayed for a year only till 1912) the law school in Thessaloniki, now Greece. The studies were interrupted by the start of the First World War. After the Albanian Declaration of Independence until 1914 Chekrezi lived in Vlorë where he worked as a secretary in the Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostandin Boshnjaku
Kostandin Boshnjaku (20 October 1888 – 22 December 1953) was an Albanian banker, politician, diplomat and in the last years of his life as a translator of books. Even though he was one of the earliest Albanian communists, he was arrested and convicted on 31 December 1947 by the Supreme Military Court with life imprisonment due to the divergences he had with the communist regime. In 1949, he was released from prison by an amnesty, while unofficially it was said to have been released with the direct intervention of Soviet ambassador Dmitry Chuvakhin. He spent the last years of his live in Durrës serving as a translator of books in several languages. Biography Early life Kostandin Boshnjaku was born in Stegopull, Lunxhëri region, Ottoman Albania, which is today Gjirokastër County, Albania, in 1888 to an Albanian Orthodox family. His family may have been Albanian Muhaxhirs from the Sandzak region hence his surname, or have Bosniak roots, they may have converted to Ortho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Armenian
Western Armenian ( ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based on the Yerevan Armenian dialect. Until the early 20th century, various Western Armenian dialects were spoken in the Ottoman Empire, predominantly in the historically Armenian populated regions of Western Armenia. The dialectal varieties of Western Armenian currently in use include Homshetsi, spoken by the Hemshin peoples; the dialects of Armenians in Kessab, Latakia and Jisr al-Shughur in Syria, Anjar in Lebanon, and Istanbul and Vakıflı, in Turkey (part of the "Sueidia" dialect). The Sasun and Mush dialects are also spoken in modern-day Armenian villages such as Bazmaberd and Sasnashen. The Cilician dialect is also spoken in Cyprus, where it is taught in Armenian schools (Nareg), and is the first language of about 3,000 people of Armenian descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Language
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. Through the expansion of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language in the Italian Peninsula and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. It has greatly influenced many languages, Latin influence in English, including English, having contributed List of Latin words with English derivatives, many words to the English lexicon, particularly after the Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England, Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons and the Norman Conquest. Latin Root (linguistics), roots appear frequently in the technical vocabulary used by fields such as theology, List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names, the sciences, List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes, medicine, and List of Latin legal terms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Armenian
Eastern Armenian () is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Western Armenian. The two standards form a pluricentric language. Eastern Armenian is spoken in Armenia, Russia, as well as Georgia, and by the Armenian community in Iran. Although the Eastern Armenian spoken by Armenians in Armenia and Iranian-Armenians are similar, there are pronunciation differences with different inflections. Armenians from Iran also have some words that are unique to them. Due to migrations of speakers from Armenia and Iran to the Armenian diaspora, the dialect is now very prominent in countries and regions where only Western Armenian was used. Eastern Armenian is based on the Yerevan dialect. Official status and recognition Eastern Armenian is, for the most part, mutually intelligible by educated or literate users of Western Armenian – and vice versa. Conversely, semi-literate or illiterate users of lower registers of either variety may have difficulty und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
