qeros

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English

Noun

qeros

  1. plural of qero

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From qere (scalp ringworm) +‎ -os.

Pronunciation

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

References

  • “qeros”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (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