parëz

Albanian

Alternative forms

• parzë

Etymology

From parë (“first”) +‎ -ëz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾəz/
• Rhymes: -əz
• Hyphenation: pá‧rëz

Noun

parëz f (definite parëza) (uncountable)

1. queen bee

   Synonyms: rrojkë, matkë, bletë mëmë

Declension

Declension of parëz

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	parëz	parza	parza	parzat
accusative		parzën
dative	parze	parzës	parzave	parzave
ablative			parzash

Further reading

• “parëz”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• “parëz”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “parzë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 352