saraç
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sarac"
Albanian
Alternative forms
- seref
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سراج (sarac, “saddler, saddlemaker”), itself from Arabic سَرَّاج (sarrāj, “saddler”), ultimately from Aramaic סַרָּגָא (sarrāgā) (in Classical Syriac ܣܰܪܳܓܳܐ), from סְרַג (srag, “to bind, to plait”) (in Classical Syriac ܣܪܰܓ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈɾat͡ʃ/
Noun
saráç m (plural saraçë, definite saraçi, definite plural saraçët)
- leatherworker, leather craftsman, saddler
- Synonym: lëkurëpunues
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | saraç | saraçi | saraçë | saraçët |
| accusative | saraçin | |||
| dative | saraçi | saraçit | saraçëve | saraçëve |
| ablative | saraçësh | |||
References
- Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “saraç”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 410