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

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