qen

Albanian
një qen ― a dog

Alternative forms
  • kjen — Old Albanian
  • qan [tɕan] (Gjakova)
  • plural: qenër

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin canis (“dog”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /cɕɛn/

Noun

qen m (plural qen, definite qeni, definite plural qentë)

  1. (zoology) dog
    Synonym: zagar
  2. (figurative, derogatory) unfaithful, bad (male) person; man without morals
    Synonym: rrugaç

Declension
Declension of qen
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative qen qen qeni qentë
accusative qenin
dative qeni qenve qenit qenvet
ablative qensh

Derived terms
  • breshkaqen (“sick person”)
  • peshkaqen (“shark”)
  • qen-ujk
  • qençe
  • qene
  • qenëri
  • qenor
multiword terms
  • qen deti (“shark”)
  • qen gjahu (“hound, hunting dog”)
  • qen roje (“watchdog”)
  • qen stani (“sheep dog”)

Further reading
  • “qen”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “canis — chien”

Gothic

Romanization

qēn

  1. Romanization of 𐌵𐌴𐌽
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