kafaz

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word kafaz. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word kafaz, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say kafaz in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word kafaz you have here. The definition of the word kafaz will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofkafaz, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Albanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قفس (kafes).[1][2][3]

Alternative forms

Noun

kafaz m (plural kafaze, definite kafazi)

  1. cage (for animals)
    kafaz zogjsh ― birdcage
    kafaz lepujsh ― hare hutch
  2. pen, coop (for animals)
    Synonym: kotec
  3. basket, hamper for food
  4. shutter (of a window)
Declension
Declension of kafaz
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kafaz kafazi kafaze kafazet
accusative kafazin
dative kafazi kafazit kafazeve kafazeve
ablative kafazesh
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “kafés”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 165
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kafaz”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 688
  3. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “kafaz1”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 237

Further reading

  • “kafaz i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 758

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قواس (kavvas).[1][2]

Alternative forms

Noun

kafaz m (plural kafaze, definite kafazi)

  1. guard, worker of a diplomat or official
    Hypernym: rojë
Declension
Declension of kafaz
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kafaz kafazi kafaze kafazet
accusative kafazin
dative kafazi kafazit kafazeve kafazeve
ablative kafazesh

References

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “gavás”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 121
  2. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “kafaz2”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, pages 237–238

Further reading

  • Jungg, G. (1895) “kafas”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 52
  • “kafaz ii”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 758
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia