cakorre

Albanian

Etymology

Together with cakicë and sakicë, from cak, a lexicalization of the onomatopoeic theme resembling the sound of a cut, with the -ore suffix further enforced in -orre with an expressive gemination.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡saˈkoːrɛ/

Noun

cakorre f (plural cakorre, definite cakorrja, definite plural cakorret)

  1. small axe
    Synonyms: sëpatë, naxhake, latore, nagaçe, sakicë, cekurë

Declension

Declension of cakorre
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cakorre cakorrja cakorre cakorret
accusative cakorren
dative cakorreje cakorres cakorreve cakorreve
ablative cakorresh

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cakorre”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 6