qafëz

Albanian

Alternative forms

• qavzë — central Gheg, Mirditë

Etymology

From qafë (“neck”) +‎ -ëz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcafəz/
• Rhymes: -afəz
• Hyphenation: qá‧fëz

Noun

qafëz f (plural qafëza, definite qafëza, definite plural qafëzat)

1. ankle

   Synonyms: kyç i këmbës, noçkë e këmbës

2. wrist

   Synonyms: kyç i dorës, noçkë e dorës

3. cuff (on a shirt)
4. sock neck, stocking top

   Synonyms: qafe, qafore

5. collar (on a shirt)

   Synonyms: qafe, jakë, qafcë

6. collar of an ox-yoke
7. upper part of an animal's bellstrap
8. (botany) collet: part of a plant where the stem and roots connect
9. (Arbëresh, Arvanitika) armpit

   Synonym: sqetull

Declension

Declension of qafëz

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	qafëz	qafëza	qafëza	qafëzat
accusative		qafëzën
dative	qafëze	qafëzës	qafëzave	qafëzave
ablative			qafëzash

Further reading

• “qafëz”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
• Mann, S. E. (1948), “qafë […] -z”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 411