saraç

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sarac"

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • seref

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (saraç, “saddler, leatherworker”), itself from Arabic سَرَّاج (sarrāj, “saddler”), ultimately from Aramaic סַרָּגָא (sarrāgā) (in Classical Syriac ܣܰܪܳܓܳܐ), from סְרַג (srag, “to bind, to plait”) (in Classical Syriac ܣܪܰܓ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saˈɾat͡ʃ/

Noun

saraç m (plural saraçë, definite saraçi, definite plural saraçët)

  1. leatherworker, leather craftsman, saddler
    Synonym: lëkurëpunues

Declension
Declension of saraç
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative saraç saraçë saraçi saraçët
accusative saraçin
dative saraçi saraçëve saraçit saraçëvet
ablative saraçësh

References
  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “saraç”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 410
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