qeros

English

Noun

qeros

1. plural of qero

Albanian

Alternative forms

• qeroz — Tosk
• qiros — Gheg

Etymology

From qere (“scalp ringworm”) +‎ -os.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ceˈɾos/
• Rhymes: -os

Noun

qeros m (plural qerosë)

1. person affected by scalp ringworm
2. (derogatory) baldy, baldhead

   Synonym: tullac

3. (folklore) A clever, sly boy afflicted by scalp ringworm, accompanied by the qosja.
4. ear of grain with sparse kernels

Adjective

qeros (feminine qerose)

1. affected by scalp ringworm
2. (derogatory) bald

   Synonym: tullac

3. with sparse kernels (of ears of grain)

Derived terms

• qerosem
• qerosë
• qeroskë

 

References

• “qeros”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1599a
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “qeros”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 415a
• Meyer, G. (1891) “ḱere”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 223