qen

Albanian

një qen ― a dog

Alternative forms

• kjen — Old Albanian
• qan [tɕan] (Gjakova)
• plural: qenër

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin canis (“dog”). Likely a singularized plural form as canis should be expected to become *kan in Albanian. Possibly seen in the Gjakovar form qan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cɕɛn/

Noun

qen m (plural qen, definite qeni, definite plural qentë)

1. (zoology) dog

   Synonyms: zagar, bishto

2. (figurative, derogatory) unfaithful, bad (male) person; man without morals

   Synonym: rrugaç

Declension

Declension of qen

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	qen	qeni	qen	qentë
accusative		qenin
dative	qeni	qenit	qenve	qenve
ablative			qensh

Derived terms

• breshkaqen (“sick person”)
• peshkaqen (“shark”)
• qen-ujk
• qençe
• qene
• qenëri
• qenoj
• qenor

multiword terms

• qen deti (“shark”)
• qen gjahu (“hound, hunting dog”)
• qen roje (“watchdog”)
• qen stani (“sheep dog”)

Further reading

• “qen”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Bardhi, Frang (1635), Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “canis — chien”

Gothic

Romanization

qēn

1. romanization of 𐌵𐌴𐌽