qengjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • qëngjë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kenagā, from Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks. Cognate with Ancient Greek κνηκός (knēkós, “pale yellow”), Latin canicae (“bran”), English honey.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcenɟə/
  • Rhymes: -ɟə
  • Hyphenation: qén‧gjë

Noun

qengjë f (plural qengja, definite qengja, definite plural qengjat)

  1. (regional) beehive
    Synonyms: koshere, zgjua, krodhë, kurpi, kapelë, korube

Declension

Declension of qengjë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative qengjë qengja qengja qengjat
accusative qengjën
dative qengje qengjës qengjave qengjave
ablative qengjash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ofiq”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 306

Further reading

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