Shkencorja

Shkencorja is an Albanian term that appears in some contexts as a way to refer to a scientist, with a particular association to a female scientist in informal or colloquial usage. In standard Albanian, the general noun for a person who practices science is shkencëtar (masc.) and shkencëtare (fem.), with more formal or gendered forms commonly used in official writing.

The form shkencorja seems to be a feminine definite form built by combining a base form related to science with the definite suffix -ja. It does appear in everyday speech, popular media, and some educational materials, but it is not uniformly attested in formal grammar references. As a result, its status can be considered nonstandard or stylistic, and it may carry a tone that is informal, regional, or deliberately gendered.

In academic or professional writing, Albanian speakers typically use shkencëtare for a female scientist and shkencëtar for a male scientist, or employ gender-neutral phrasing when appropriate. When translating or rendering the term into English, shkencorja is usually described as “the scientist” with the gender understood from context, or as “the female scientist” if gender clarification is needed.

See also: shkencëtar, shkencëtare.