cigremë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a onomatopoeic root cing- (more visible in the variant cingremë) + the dialectal -emë suffix used in Mat region.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡siˈɡɾɛmə/

Noun

cigrémë f (plural cigrema, definite cigrema, definite plural cigremat)

  1. (regional) medium-sized bell, smaller than a cowbell, but bigger than a sheep-bell
    Synonyms: zile, këmborë, cingare

Declension

Declension of cigremë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cigremë cigrema cigrema cigremat
accusative cigremën
dative cigreme cigremës cigremave cigremave
ablative cigremash

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cingare”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 41
  2. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cigremë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 31
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