kërr

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly related to Sanskrit खर (khára), Persian خر (xar, “donkey”). Alternatively, compare Persian کره (korre), Armenian քուռակ (kʻuṙak, “foal, colt”).

Noun

kërr m (plural kërre, definite kërri)

1. donkey colt

   Synonym: kërriç

2. grey-haired horse; white horse with grey spots

Declension

Declension of kërr

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	kërr	kërre	kërri	kërret
accusative			kërrin
dative	kërri	kërreve	kërrit	kërrevet
ablative		kërresh

Derived terms

• kërriç

 

Adjective

kërr (feminine kërre)

1. grey, grey-haired; with little or no hair (of animals)

   Synonyms: i përhimë, çil

   kalë kërr ― grey horse

2. barren, with no vegetation

   Synonym: i zhveshur

   kodër kërre ― barren hill

Further reading

• “kërr”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• “kërr”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980