qezë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • qehën, qe, që, qêth
  • qení, qeri, qëri, qêja — definite singular

Etymology

Derived from qe~që (“round kneading board”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcezə/
  • Rhymes: -ezə
  • Hyphenation: qé‧zë

Noun

qezë f (plural qéza, definite qéza, definite plural qézat) (originally southern Gheg, Krujë)

  1. peel (for baking)
    Synonym: qehën
  2. pastry board
    Synonyms: qer, palare
  3. (southern Gheg, Tiranë, Elbasan) breadboard

Declension

Declension of qezë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative qezë qeza qeza qezat
accusative qezën
dative qeze qezës qezave qezave
ablative qezash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “qezë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 359

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “qezë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “qezë, qêzë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 416
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