qafëz
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcafəz/
- Rhymes: -afəz
- Hyphenation: qá‧fëz
Noun
qafëz f (plural qafëza, definite qafëza, definite plural qafëzat)
- instep
- Synonyms: qafë e këmbës, trinë
- wrist
- Synonym: kyç i dorës
- cuff (on a shirt)
- Synonym: mëngë
- sock neck
- collar
- Synonyms: jakë, qafcë
- collar where cowbells are hung
- collar (for animals)
- Synonym: qafore
- (botany) part of a plant between the stem and the roots
- (Arbëresh, Arvanitika) armpit
- Synonym: sqetull
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | qafëz | qafëza | qafëza | qafëzat |
| accusative | qafëzën | |||
| dative | qafëze | qafëzës | qafëzave | qafëzave |
| ablative | qafëzash | |||
Further reading
- “qafëz”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
- Mann, S. E. (1948), “qafë […] -z”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 411