kafaz

Albanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈfaz/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قفس (kafes).[1][2][3]

Alternative forms

Noun

kafaz m (plural kafaze, definite kafazi)

  1. cage (for animals)
    kafaz zogjsh ― birdcage
    kafaz lepujsh ― hare hutch
  2. pen, coop (for animals)
    Synonym: kotec
  3. basket, hamper for food
  4. shutter (of a window)
Declension
Declension of kafaz
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative kafaz kafaze kafazi kafazet
accusative kafazin
dative kafazi kafazeve kafazit kafazevet
ablative kafazesh
Derived terms
  • kafaz i kraharorit

References
  1. Meyer, G. (1891) “kafés”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 165
  2. Topalli, K. (2017) “kafaz”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 688
  3. Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “kafaz1”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 237

Further reading
  • “kafaz i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 758

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قواس (kavvas).[1][2]

Alternative forms

Noun

kafaz m (plural kafaze, definite kafazi)

  1. guard, worker of a diplomat or official
    Hypernym: rojë
Declension
Declension of kafaz
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative kafaz kafaze kafazi kafazet
accusative kafazin
dative kafazi kafazeve kafazit kafazevet
ablative kafazesh

References
  1. Meyer, G. (1891) “gavás”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 121
  2. Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “kafaz2”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, pages 237–238

Further reading
  • Jungg, G. (1895) “kafas”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 52
  • “kafaz ii”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 758
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