corkë

See also: córkę

Albanian

Etymology

From cok +‎ -kë, with an irregular r epenthesis similar to corkëlloj, or borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian čorka (“Eurasian jay”), Polish córka (“daughter”).[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɔɾkə/

Noun

corkë f (plural corka, definite corka, definite plural corkat)

  1. pullet
    Synonyms: zogë, zogëz, pulë e re

Declension

Declension of corkë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative corkë corka corka corkat
accusative corkën
dative corke corkës corkave corkave
ablative corkash

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “corkë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 56

Further reading

  • “corkë”, 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, Leonard (1999), “corkë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary
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