përshkrues

Përshkrues is an Albanian noun meaning “describer” or “one who describes.” It refers to a person or thing that provides descriptions. The term is formed from the verb përshkruaj (to describe) with the agentive suffix -ues, a productive pattern in Albanian for creating nouns that denote a doer of an action. The definite form is përshkruesi and the plural is përshkruesit.

Etymology and morphology: The suffix -ues is common in Albanian to form agent nouns, as in lexues (reader) from lexoj (to read) or shikues (observer) from shikoj (to look).

Usage: In standard Albanian, përshkrues is a neutral descriptor that can denote a person who describes (for example a journalist, reviewer, or biographer) or a feature of description in a text. It is most commonly used in formal or analytical writing, rather than in everyday speech.

Example: Përshkruesi i situatës ofroi një vështrim të qartë të problematikës.

See also: Përshkrim (description), related descriptive terminology.