kokë

See also: koke and Koke

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): [kɔkə] (Tosk)

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Noun edit

kokë 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 edit

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

Declension of kokë

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

Synonyms edit

krye

Derived terms edit

derivatives

References edit

^ 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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