nikoqir
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Greek νοικοκύρης (noikokýris, “head of household”), (compare νοικοκυρά (noikokyrá, “housewife”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nikoqír m (plural nikoqirë, definite nikoqiri, definite plural nikoqirët)
- thrifty or economical person
- Djali i Llukait është nikoqir i vërtetë.
- Lluka's son is a truly thrifty person.
- head of household
- Hyri nikoqiri në shtëpi.
- The head of the household entered the house.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nikoqir | nikoqiri | nikoqirë | nikoqirët |
| accusative | nikoqirin | |||
| dative | nikoqiri | nikoqirit | nikoqirëve | nikoqirëve |
| ablative | nikoqirësh | |||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “nikoqir”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1063
Further reading
[edit]- “nikoqir”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006