kaçërotë

Albanian

Haircuts of Kastrati and Shkreli tribesmen, drawing made by Edith Durham

Alternative forms

• (Gheg) kaqërotë

Etymology

Gheg term. Related to kaçirubë f (“crest, topknot”). See kaçirubë for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /käc͡ɕəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /käcəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /käɕəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /käʃəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /kät͡ɕəˈɹɔːt/, /kät͡ʃəˈɹɔːt(ə)/ (Gheg)

Noun

kaçërot(ë) ~ kaçërotë f (plural kaçërota, definite kaçërota, definite plural kaçërotat)

1. small crest, topknot, ridge (of hair or feathers)
2. comb (of a rooster), cockscomb
3. name of a haircut (similar to mohawk and Iroquois). Traditional and tribal haircut of Gheg malësor (“highlander”) clan members; Kastrati, Shkreli. Similar haircuts were also worn by Arbëreshë (Arvanite) males.

Declension

Declension of kaçërotë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kaçërotë	kaçërota	kaçërota	kaçërotat
accusative		kaçërotën
dative	kaçëroteje	kaçërotës	kaçërotave	kaçërotave
ablative			kaçërotash

Related terms

• (hair): perçe, kaçirubë f, kezë f, bistek m, bisht m, bisht pëllumbi m, bishtalec m, baseta, zylyfe f, cullufe f, kreh, krehër m, gërshet m
• (animals): këndes m, gjel m