kudër

See also: Kuder

Albanian

Etymology

Probably derived from the same root as qen (male dog), Old Albanian kjèn/klen, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ/ḱwṓn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kudəɾ/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /kuːdəɹ/ (Gheg)

Noun

kúdër f (plural kúdra, definite kúdra, definite plural kúdrat)

  1. (zoology) female dog (or female fox, wolf, lynx, etc.)
    Synonyms: bushtër f, kuçkë, shakë
    Antonym: qen m
    qeni dhe kudra ― the dog and the female dog (bitch)
  2. (offensive, derogatory, colloquial, vulgar) bitch, whore
    Synonyms: fëlligë, harpi, horrë, kurvë, lavire, lelë, pisanjos, prosti, prostitutë, rruspije, shkatarraq, zuskë, grua e përdalë, bishtake, bishtdredhur, bishtpërdredhur, buçe, bythëjashtë, xhadë, fajshe, felëfëlliqët, felëshkyeme, fërshëndi, findërliçkë, grizhëz, gjerinë, hajhuje, hallajkë, hoptije
    Ik, moj kudër! ― Go away, bitch!
    Pse po flet kjo kudër? ― Why is this bitch talking?
    Ti je një kudër gënjeshtare. ― You're a lying bitch.

Declension

Declension of kudër
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kudër kudra kudra kudrat
accusative kudërn
dative kudre kudërs kudrave kudrave
ablative kudrash

Further reading

  • Oda Buchholz, Wilfried Fiedler, Gerda Uhlisch (2000) Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Albanisch, Langenscheidt Verlag, →ISBN, page 256 (kúdër / kudër)
  • “kudër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “kudër”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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