qen

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • kjen — Old Albanian
  • qan [tɕan] (Gjakova)
  • plural: qenër

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin canis (“dog”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cɕɛn/

Noun

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

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

Declension

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

Derived terms

multiword terms
  • qen deti (“shark”)
  • qen gjahu (“hound, hunting dog”)
  • qen roje (“watchdog”)
  • qen stani (“sheep dog”)

Further reading

  • “qen”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Bardhi, Frang (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “canis — chien”

Gothic

Romanization

qēn

  1. romanization of 𐌵𐌴𐌽
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