kokë
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originally only “spherical object”, thought to be borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin coccum (“scarlet berry, gall”).[1] However, due to strong semantical parallels and on geographic grounds, it is perhaps more likely to be derived directly from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, berry”). Compare koqe; "koko" is a Lallwort, or child language for "apple", "cherry" etc.
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Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kokë f (plural kokë, definite koka, definite plural kokët)
- head
- heading
- spherical object, e.g. bulb, knob
- top portion, front, main part
- (colloquial) heads (of coin)
Declension[edit]
Note that in some dialects koka and kokat are the indefinite/definite plural forms.
Declension of kokë
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
derivatives
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kokë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 390
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