kërr

Albanian

Etymology

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

Noun

kërr m (plural kërre, definite kërri)

1. donkey colt

   Synonym: kërriç

2. grey-haired horse; white horse with grey spots

Declension

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

• kërriç

Adjective

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

Further reading

• “kërr”, 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