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) ankle Synonyms: kyç i këmbës, noçkë e këmbës wrist Synonyms: kyç i dorës, noçkë e dorës cuff (on a shirt) sock neck, stocking top Synonyms: qafe, qafore collar (on a shirt) Synonyms: qafe, jakë, qafcë collar of an ox-yoke upper part of an animal's bellstrap (botany) collet: part of a plant where the stem and roots connect (Arbëresh, Arvanitika) armpit Synonym: sqetull ==== Declension ==== === 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