qen

Albanian
Një qen - A dog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Albanian kjen, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin canis or from Proto-indo-european ḱwṓ/ḱwṓn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /cɕɛn/

Noun

qen m (indefinite plural qen, definite singular qeni, definite plural qentë)

  1. (zoology) dog
    Synonym: zagar
  2. (figurative, derogatory) unfaithful, bad (male) person; (male) person without morals
    Synonym: rrugaç

Declension
Declension of qen
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative qen qen qeni qentë
accusative qenin
dative qeni qenve qenit qenvet
ablative qensh

Hyponyms
  • qen deti (“shark”)
  • qen gjahu (“hound, hunting dog”)
  • qen roje (“watchdog”)
  • qen stani (“sheep dog”)
  • peshkaqen (“shark”)
  • breshkaqen (“sick person”)

Derived terms
  • qene
  • qençe
  • qenëri
  • qenor
  • qen-ujk

Further reading
  • noun qen m. (engl.: dog) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Gothic

Romanization

qēn

  1. Romanization of 𐌵𐌴𐌽
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