moroze

Albanian

Alternative forms

• morozë
• morozhe (in phrases)
• marozhe

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈɾoze/
• Rhymes: -oze
• Hyphenation: mo‧ro‧ze

Noun

moroze f (plural moroze, definite moroza, definite plural morozet)

1. (archaic) fourth wife; that would be wed to a Christian without a lawful union
2. (derogatory) a woman in a relationship with an already married man
3. (Tosk) flame, paramour, whore

Declension

Declension of moroze

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	moroze	moroze	morozja	morozet
accusative			morozen
dative	moroze	morozeve	morozes	morozevet
ablative		morozesh

Further reading

• “moroze”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “morozë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 292