peshkaqen
Albanian
Etymology
Calque of Italian pescecane, a compound of peshk (“fish”) + qen (“dog”).
Noun
peshkaqen m (plural peshkaqenë, definite peshkaqeni)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | peshkaqen | peshkaqeni | peshkaqenë | peshkaqenët |
| accusative | peshkaqenin | |||
| dative | peshkaqeni | peshkaqenit | peshkaqenëve | peshkaqenëve |
| ablative | peshkaqenësh | |||
Synonyms
- nonstandard: karkari, karkore
Hypernyms
- peshkaqen i hirtë (“sandbar shark”) (Carchahinus plumbeus)
- peshkaqen njeringrënës (“great white shark”) (Carcharodon carcharias)
- peshkaqeni pendëzi (“blacktip reef shark”) (Carcharhinus melanopterus)