kandër

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cantharus (“large drinking vessel, tankard, pot”). According to Çabej directly from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos, “drinking cup”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkandəɾ/
  • Rhymes: -əɾ
  • Hyphenation: kán‧dër

Noun

kandër f (plural kandra, definite kandra, definite plural kandrat)

  1. jar, cruse, vessel, oil jar (most common usage)
    Synonyms: shtambë, kënatë, brokë
  2. (southern Gheg, Tirana) cruet
  3. stream, river, river-bed
    Synonyms: gurrë, përrua, lumth, rrymë
  4. paralysis of feet and shoulders (in horses)
  5. insect, cankerworm, vine louse, bait, crayfish
    Synonym: kandërr

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kandër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 404

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “kandër”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 168
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