kokë

See also: koke and Koke

Albanian

Etymology

Originally only “spherical object”, thought to be borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin coccum (“scarlet berry, gall”).^[1] However, due to strong semantical parallels and on geographic grounds, it is perhaps more likely to be derived directly from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, berry”). Compare koqe; "koko" is a Lallwort, or child language for "apple", "cherry" etc.

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɔkə] (Tosk)

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Noun

kókë f (plural kokë, definite koka, definite plural kokët)

head
heading
spherical object, e.g. bulb, knob
top portion, front, main part
(colloquial) heads (of coin)

Declension

Note that in some dialects koka and kokat are the indefinite/definite plural forms.

Declension of kokë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kokë	koka	kokë	kokët
accusative	kokë	kokën	kokë	kokët
dative	kokeje	kokës	kokëve	kokëve
ablative	kokeje	kokës	kokësh	kokëve

Synonyms

krye

Derived terms

kokare
kokarushë
kokazë
kokël
kokërr
- ⇒ kokërrëz
  - →? Ottoman Turkish: قوقوروز (kukuruz) (see there for further descendants)
kokës
kokët
kokëz
kokje
koklëz
kokore
koksë
kokull
koqe

Descendants

→? Aromanian: cocã, coacã

References

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kokë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 390

[1] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kokë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 390

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