moroze

Albanian

Alternative forms

• morozë, morozhe (in phrases), marozhe

Etymology

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *amōrōsus or directly from Italian amorosa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈɾoze/
• Rhymes: -oze
• Hyphenation: mo‧ro‧ze

Noun

moroze f (plural moroze, definite moroza, definite plural morozet)

1. (archaic) fourth wife; that would be wed to a Christian without a lawful union
2. (derogatory) a woman in a relationship with an already married man
3. (Tosk) flame, paramour, whore

Declension

Declension of moroze

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	moroze	morozja	moroze	morozet
accusative		morozen
dative	moroze	morozes	morozeve	morozeve
ablative			morozesh

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
• Mann, S. E. (1948), “morozë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 292