kresë

See also: krese and kresę

Albanian

Etymology

From krye +‎ -së. The sense of "pillow" through "head" is probably based on Serbo-Croatian ùzglāvlje or another word like German Kopfkissen.

Noun

kresë f (plural kresa, definite kresa, definite plural kresat)

  1. pillow
    Synonym: jastëk
  2. head

Declension

Declension of kresë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kresë kresa kresa kresat
accusative kresën
dative krese kresës kresave kresave
ablative kresash

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kresë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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