arrëz

Albanian

Etymology

From arrë (“nut, walnut”) +‎ -ëz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈarəz/
• Rhymes: -arəz
• Hyphenation: á‧rrëz

Noun

arrëz f (plural arrëza, definite arrëza, definite plural arrëzat)

1. (anatomy, uncountable) atlas

   Synonyms: arç, atlas (technical)

2. (uncountable) Adam's apple

   Synonym: fikth

3. nape

   Synonym: zverk

4. nutlet
5. (botany) walnut forest

   Synonym: arrishtë

6. (botany) clover-like plant that grows near the seaside, clover

   Near-synonym: tërfil

Declension

Declension of arrëz

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	arrëz	arrëza	arrëza	arrëzat
accusative		arrëzn
dative	arrëze	arrëzs	arrëzave	arrëzave
ablative			arrëzash

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
• “arrëz”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948), “arrëz”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 12