flokëz

Albanian

Etymology

From flok (“hair”) +‎ -ëz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflokəz/
  • Rhymes: -əz
  • Hyphenation: fló‧këz

Noun

flokëz f (definite flókëza) (uncountable)

  1. (mythology) siren, mermaid: in Albanian folklore, a young and beautiful long-haired maiden who stood near creeks, rivers and lakes combing her hair
    Synonyms: gërshetëz, floçkë
  2. (botany) plant that blooms in spring and is used as food for domesticated animals

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “flokëz”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “flokëz”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 111
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