nokërr

Albanian

Etymology

Derivative of *nokë, borrowed from Latin innocuus (“harmless, innocent”)[1]

Adjective

i nokërr (Arbëresh, Arvanitika)

  1. small, tiny

Noun 1

nókërr f (plural nókrra, definite nókrra, definite plural nókrrat)

  1. thing or deed without value
  2. a small girl

Declension

Declension of nokërr
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nokërr nokrra nokrra nokrrat
accusative nokrrën
dative nokrre nokrrës nokrrave nokrrave
ablative nokrrash

Noun 2

nókërr m (plural nókrra, definite nókrri, definite plural nókrrat)

  1. someone who is young and immature

References

  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “nokër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 301

Further reading

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