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kërr

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Possibly related to Sanskrit खर (khára), Persian خر (xar, “donkey”).[1] Alternatively, compare Persian کره (korre), Armenian քուռակ (kʻuṙak, “foal, colt”).

Noun

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kërr m (plural kërre, definite kërri)

  1. donkey colt
    Synonym: kërriç
  2. grey-haired horse; white horse with grey spots

Declension

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Declension of kërr
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kërr kërri kërre kërret
accusative kërrin
dative kërri kërrit kërreve kërreve
ablative kërresh

Derived terms

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Adjective

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kërr (feminine kërre)

  1. grey, grey-haired; with little or no hair (of animals)
    Synonyms: i përhimë, çil
    kalë kërr ― grey horse
  2. barren, with no vegetation
    Synonym: i zhveshur
    kodër kërre ― barren hill

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kërr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 183

Further reading

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  • “kërr”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “kërr”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
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