flokëz

Albanian

Etymology

From flok (“hair”) +‎ -ëz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflokəz/
• Rhymes: -əz
• Hyphenation: fló‧këz

Noun

flokëz f (definite flókëza) (uncountable)

1. (mythology) siren, mermaid: in Albanian folklore, a young and beautiful long-haired maiden who stood near creeks, rivers and lakes combing her hair

   Synonyms: gërshetëz, floçkë

2. (botany) plant that blooms in spring and is used as food for domesticated animals

Further reading

• “flokëz”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “flokëz”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “flokëz”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 111