djegqerrës

Albanian

Etymology

From djeg +‎ qerre, literally "month in which wagons burn", of unknown meaning. Note archaic Serbian and Macedonian коложег (koložeg), also a compound of коло (kolo, “wheel”) + жег (žeg, “warmth”), which may point to an old regional isogloss.

Proper noun

djegqérrës m

  1. (archaic) December, January
    Synonyms: dhjetor, janar, kallnor
  2. winter
    Synonym: dimër

Declension

Declension of djegqerrës
singular
indefinite definite
nominative djegqerrës djegqerrësi
accusative djegqerrësin
dative/ablative djegqerrësi djegqerrësit

Further reading

  • “djegqerrës”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
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