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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cɕɛn/

Noun

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

1. (zoology) dog

   Synonym: zagar

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

   Synonym: rrugaç

Declension

Declension of qen

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

Derived terms

• breshkaqen (“sick person”)
• peshkaqen (“shark”)
• qen-ujk
• qençe
• qene
• qenëri
• 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, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “canis — chien”

Gothic

Romanization

qēn

1. Romanization of 𐌵𐌴𐌽