kaçërotë
Albanian
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Alternative forms
[edit]- (Gheg) kaqërotë
Etymology
[edit]Gheg term. Related to kaçirubë f (“crest, topknot”). See kaçirubë for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /käc͡ɕəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /käcəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /käɕəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /käʃəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /kät͡ɕəˈɹɔːt/, /kät͡ʃəˈɹɔːt(ə)/ (Gheg)
Noun
[edit]kaçërot(ë) ~ kaçërotë f (plural kaçërota, definite kaçërota, definite plural kaçërotat)
- small crest, topknot, ridge (of hair or feathers)
- comb (of a rooster), cockscomb
- name of a haircut (similar to mohawk and Iroquois). Traditional and tribal haircut of Gheg malësor (“highlander”) clan members; Kastrati, Shkreli.[1] Similar haircuts were also worn by Arbëreshë (Arvanite) males.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kaçërotë | kaçërota | kaçërota | kaçërotat |
| accusative | kaçërotën | |||
| dative | kaçërote | kaçërotës | kaçërotave | kaçërotave |
| ablative | kaçërotash | |||
Related terms
[edit]- (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
References
[edit]- ^ Robert Elise, "Historical Disctionary Of Albania - KASTRATI. Northern Albanian clan and traditional clannish region" (Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Maryland)