kajnacë

kajnacë

Albanian

Etymology

From Venetian caenazzo; compare Italian catenaccio, from catena (“chain”).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kajˈnaːt͡s]

Noun

kajnacë f (indefinite plural kajnaca, definite singular kajnaca, definite plural kajnacat)

1. bolt for a door, window, drawer.

Synonyms

• reze

References

1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kajnacë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 691