peshkaqen

Albanian

Etymology

Calque of Italian pescecane, a compound of peshk (“fish”) +‎ qen (“dog”).

Noun

peshkaqen m (plural peshkaqenë, definite peshkaqeni)

1. shark

Declension

Declension of peshkaqen

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	peshkaqen	peshkaqeni	peshkaqenë	peshkaqenët
accusative		peshkaqenin
dative	peshkaqeni	peshkaqenit	peshkaqenëve	peshkaqenëve
ablative			peshkaqenësh

Synonyms

• nonstandard: karkari, karkore

Hypernyms

• peshkaqen i hirtë (“sandbar shark”) (Carchahinus plumbeus)
• peshkaqen njeringrënës (“great white shark”) (Carcharodon carcharias)
• peshkaqeni pendëzi (“blacktip reef shark”) (Carcharhinus melanopterus)