tokës

Tokës is the genitive singular form of the Albanian noun tokë, which means earth, soil, or land. The noun tokë has two primary senses: the solid ground on which people live and work, and the planet Earth when capitalized as Toka. In standard Albanian, tokë is the base form; its definite form is toka, and tokës is the form used to indicate possession or relation (as in “of the Earth/soil”).

Use and meaning: Tokës appears in phrases that express belonging or relevance to Earth or soil, typically after prepositions. It also occurs in technical terms when discussing Earth sciences or soil properties. The capitalization distinction—Toka for the planet, tokë (lowercase) for soil or land—helps clarify sense in context.

Origin and grammar: Tokë is native to Albanian and part of a productive inflection pattern that yields tokës in the genitive singular. Related forms include toka (the definite form) and tokë (the indefinite/simple form).