qyrë

Albanian

Etymology

A derivative of an unattested verb *qyej (“to blunt”), from Proto-Albanian *kēnja, from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to scratch, to cut”). For the semantic development compare Latin obtũsus (“blunt”) from obtundere (“to beat”). See also qytë.

Noun

qyrë f (plural qyra, definite qyra, definite plural qyrat)

1. blunt edge (of a knife)

Declension

Declension of qyrë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	qyrë	qyra	qyra	qyrat
accusative		qyrën
dative	qyre	qyrës	qyrave	qyrave
ablative			qyrash

Related terms

• qytë