furkëz

Albanian

Etymology

From furkë +‎ -ëz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfuɾkəz/
  • Rhymes: -uɾkəz
  • Hyphenation: fúr‧këz

Noun

furkëz f (plural fúrkëza, definite fúrkëza, definite plural fúrkëzat)

  1. diminutive of furkë, small pitchfork
  2. (military) distance between two artillery shell explosions to heighten precision

Declension

Declension of furkëz
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative furkëz furkëza furkëza furkëzat
accusative furkëzn
dative furkëze furkëzs furkëzave furkëzave
ablative furkëzash

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “furkëz”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “furk […] -ëz”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 119
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