koqe
Albanian
Etymology
Singularized plural of kokë (“small round object”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɔcɕɛ]
Noun
koqe f (plural koqe, definite koqja, definite plural koqet)
- kernel, grain, pip
- një koqe gruri ― a grain of wheat
- një koqe misri ― a kernel of corn
- small round or oval-shaped thing
- pimple, pustule, boil
- (vulgar, usually in the plural) testicle; ball, nut
- Koqet e mia përplasnin zhurmshëm pas bythës së tij.
- My nuts smacked noisily on his ass.
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | koqe | koqja | koqe | koqet |
| accusative | koqen | |||
| dative | koqeje | koqes | koqeve | koqeve |
| ablative | koqesh | |||
Synonyms
- (small round thing): kokërr
- (pimple, pustule): puçerr
- (boil): çiban
- (testicle): herdhe, bole, testikul, tope
Derived terms
- koqërina
- koqëz
- koqinë
- koqis
- koqiskë
- koqkë
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “koqe”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 190-1