kaçërotë

Albanian

Haircuts of Kastrati and Shkreli tribesmen, drawing made by Edith Durham

Alternative forms

• (Gheg) kaqërotë

Etymology

Gheg term. Related to kaçirubë f (“crest, topknot”). See kaçirubë for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /käc͡ɕəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /käcəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /käɕəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /käʃəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /kät͡ɕəˈɹɔːt/, /kät͡ʃəˈɹɔːt(ə)/ (Gheg)

Noun

kaçërot(ë) ~ kaçërotë f (plural kaçërota, definite kaçërota, definite plural kaçërotat)

1. small crest, topknot, ridge (of hair or feathers)
2. comb (of a rooster), cockscomb
3. name of a haircut (similar to mohawk and Iroquois). Traditional and tribal haircut of Gheg malësor (“highlander”) clan members; Kastrati, Shkreli. Similar haircuts were also worn by Arbëreshë (Arvanite) males.

Declension

Declension of kaçërotë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	kaçërotë	kaçërota	kaçërota	kaçërotat
accusative			kaçërotën
dative	kaçëroteje	kaçërotave	kaçërotës	kaçërotave
ablative		kaçërotash

Related terms

• (hair): perçe, kaçirubë f, kezë f, bistek m, bisht m, bisht pëllumbi m, bishtalec m, baseta, zylyfe f, cullufe f, kreh, krehër m, gërshet m
• (animals): këndes m, gjel m