kandër

Albanian

Alternative forms

• (sense 4) kandarr, (sense 5) kandërr

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cantharus (“large drinking vessel, tankard, pot”). According to Çabej directly from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos, “drinking cup”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkandəɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ
• Hyphenation: kán‧dër

Noun

kandër f (plural kandra, definite kandra, definite plural kandrat)

1. jar, cruse, vessel, oil jar (most common usage)

   Synonyms: shtambë, kënatë, brokë

2. (southern Gheg, Tirana) cruet
3. stream, river, river-bed

   Synonyms: gurrë, përrua, lumth, rrymë

4. paralysis of feet and shoulders (in horses)
5. insect, cankerworm, vine louse, bait, crayfish

   Synonym: kandërr

Further reading

• “kandër”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “kandër”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 168