qengj

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From qingj (Cham dialect), from *(a)cíngla, from double metathesis of Vulgar Latin *agniculus (“lambkin”), diminutive of Latin agnus (“lamb”).

Noun

qengj m (plural qengja, definite qengji, definite plural qengjat)

  1. lamb
    Synonyms: rrunjë, bec
    qengj i njomë ― lambkin

Declension

Declension of qengj
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative qengj qengji qengja qengjat
accusative qengjin
dative qengji qengjit qengjave qengjave
ablative qengjash

Further reading

  • Bardhi, Frang (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “agnus — ching”
  • “qengj”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
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