mjekër

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *smeḱr-u or a similar variant of original *smóḱwr̥ (“beard; chin”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmjekəɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ekəɾ

Noun

mjekër f (plural mjekra, definite mjekra)

  1. chin (lower part of the face)
  2. beard (of humans or animals, e.g. goats)

Declension
Declension of mjekër
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative mjekër mjekra mjekra mjekrat
accusative mjekrën
dative mjekre mjekrave mjekrës mjekrave
ablative mjekrash

Derived terms
  • mjekërbardhë
  • mjekërborë
  • mjekërbuall
  • mjekërbutë
  • mjekërcjap
  • mjekërdendur
  • mjekërdhizë
  • mjekërfshesë
  • mjekërgjatë
  • mjekërkuq
  • mjekëror
  • mjekërosh
  • mjekërshtëllungë
  • mjekërthinjur
  • mjekërzi
  • mjekrezë
  • mjekrosh

References
  • “mjekër”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 1155a
  • Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “zama(n)kur”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1029f.
  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mjekër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 269f.
  • Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 273
  • Pokorny, Julius (1959) “smek-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 968
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “mjekrɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 282
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