qere

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic קְרֵי (qərê).

Noun

qere (plural qeres)

1. In the liturgical use of the Tanakh, a spoken reading that diverges from the written word (the ketiv); an indication of such a reading.

Derived terms

• qere perpetuum

Albanian

Alternative forms

• qerë

Etymology

Borrowed via Vulgar Latin from Latin cariēs (“rot”).

Noun

qere f (plural qere, definite qerja, definite plural qeret)

1. scalp ringworm (Tinea capitis)
2. baldness

Declension

Declension of qere

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	qere	qerja	qere	qeret
accusative		qeren
dative	qereje	qeres	qereve	qereve
ablative			qeresh

Hyponyms

• qere e këmbëve (“Athlete's foot”) (Tinea pedis)
• qere e thonjve (“onychomycosis”) (Tinea unguium)

Derived terms

• qeros

Further reading

• “qere”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980