kafaz

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈfaz/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قفس (kafes).[1][2][3]

Alternative forms

Noun

kafaz m (plural kafaze, definite kafazi)

  1. cage (for animals)
    kafaz zogjsh ― birdcage
    kafaz lepujsh ― hare hutch
  2. pen, coop (for animals)
    Synonym: kotec
  3. basket, hamper for food
  4. shutter (of a window)
Declension
Declension of kafaz
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kafaz kafazi kafaze kafazet
accusative kafazin
dative kafazi kafazit kafazeve kafazeve
ablative kafazesh
Derived terms
  • kafaz i kraharorit

References

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “kafés”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 165
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “kafaz”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 688
  3. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “kafaz1”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 237

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 758

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قواس (kavvas).[1][2]

Alternative forms

Noun

kafaz m (plural kafaze, definite kafazi)

  1. guard, worker of a diplomat or official
    Hypernym: rojë
Declension
Declension of kafaz
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kafaz kafazi kafaze kafazet
accusative kafazin
dative kafazi kafazit kafazeve kafazeve
ablative kafazesh

References

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “gavás”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 121
  2. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “kafaz2”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, pages 237–238

Further reading

  • Jungg, G. (1895) “kafas”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 52
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980, page 758
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