kafaz

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈfaz/

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قفس (kafes), from Classical Persian قفس (qafas), from Arabic قَفَص (qafaṣ).[1][2][3]

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    kafaz m (plural kafaze, definite kafazi)

    1. cage (for animals)
      kafaz zogjsh ― birdcage
      kafaz lepujsh ― hare hutch
    2. pen, coop (for animals)
      Synonym: kotec
    3. basket, hamper for food
    4. shutter (of a window)
    Declension
    Declension of kafaz
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative kafaz kafazi kafaze kafazet
    accusative kafazin
    dative kafazi kafazit kafazeve kafazeve
    ablative kafazesh
    Derived terms
    • kafaz i kraharorit

    References

    1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891), “kafés”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 165
    2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kafaz”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 688
    3. ^ Bufli, G.; Rocchi, L. (2021), “kafaz1”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 237

    Further reading

    • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 758

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قواس (kavvas).[1][2]

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      kafaz m (plural kafaze, definite kafazi)

      1. guard, worker of a diplomat or official
        Hypernym: rojë
      Declension
      Declension of kafaz
      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative kafaz kafazi kafaze kafazet
      accusative kafazin
      dative kafazi kafazit kafazeve kafazeve
      ablative kafazesh

      References

      1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891), “gavás”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 121
      2. ^ Bufli, G.; Rocchi, L. (2021), “kafaz2”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, pages 237–238

      Further reading

      • Jungg, G. (1895), “kafas”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 52
      • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980, page 758
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