qiri
Albanian
Alternative forms
- qërí — Arbëresh
Etymology
From a substrate language, cognate with Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós) and Latin cēra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cɕiɾˈi/
Noun
qiri m (plural qirinj, definite qiriu, definite plural qirinjtë)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | qiri | qiriu | qirinj | qirinjtë |
| accusative | qiriun | |||
| dative | qiriu | qiriut | qirinjve | qirinjve |
| ablative | qirinjsh | |||
References
- Bardhi, Frang (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “candela — chirij”