mjekër

Albanian
Një burrë me mjekër
A man with a beard

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *smekrā, from Proto-Indo-European *smeḱreh₂, from original *smóḱwr̥ (compare Lithuanian smãkras (“chin”), Old Armenian մօրուք (mōrukʿ, “beard”), Sanskrit श्मश्रु (śmáśru, “beard”)).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmjɛkəɹ]

Noun

mjekër f (indefinite plural mjekra, definite singular mjekra, definite plural mjekrat)

  1. chin
  2. beard

Declension
Declension of mjekër
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative mjekër mjekra mjekra mjekrat
accusative mjekrën
dative mjekre mjekrave mjekrës mjekrave
ablative mjekrash

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 269
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