gaforre

Albanian

Etymology

From (the stem of) Greek καβούρι (kavoúri, “crab”)[1] and suffix -e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡaˈfɔrɛ]

Noun

gaforre f (plural gaforre, definite gaforrja, definite plural gaforret)

  1. crab
    Synonyms: karavidhe, gërthje

Declension

Declension of gaforre
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gaforre gaforrja gaforre gaforret
accusative gaforren
dative gaforreje gaforres gaforreve gaforreve
ablative gaforresh

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “gaforre”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 520

Further reading

  • Bardhi, Frang (1635), Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “cancer, gambaro — gaforreia”
  • “gaforre”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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