këmbës

Këmbës is an Albanian term that functions primarily as the genitive singular form of the noun këmbë, which denotes the foot or leg. In standard usage, këmbës signals possession or relation, translating roughly as “of the foot” or “foot’s.” The base word këmbë refers to the lower limb used for standing and walking and is part of everyday language as well as medical and anatomical vocabulary.

In grammar, këmbës is employed where a possessive or relational meaning is intended within a sentence. It appears in descriptions of body parts and in phrases naming anatomical structures of the lower limb. Albanian inflection marks case and definiteness, so këmbës is chosen to fit the syntactic function of the phrase.

Beyond its literal meaning, the term participates in fixed expressions and compounds related to the body, health, or movement. In medical contexts it forms part of terms that specify locations—such as parts of the foot or ankle—and their relation to other structures.

Këmbës thus functions as a specialized inflected form within the broader body-part vocabulary of Albanian, allowing speakers to express relationships between the foot or leg and other elements in a sentence.

See also: këmbë, këmbët, lower limb.