cikël

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sikəl/

Etymology 1

From Late Latin cyclus.

Noun

cíkël m (plural cíkle, definite cíkli, definite plural cíklet)

  1. cycle
    Synonym: rrethore
Declension
Declension of cikël
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cikël cikli cikle ciklet
accusative ciklin
dative cikli ciklit cikleve cikleve
ablative ciklesh

Etymology 2

From an older variant ciklë, from cik +‎ -lë (as diminutive).[1]

Noun

cíkël f (plural cíkla, definite cíkla, definite plural cíklat)

  1. little spot, drop
    Synonyms: pikël, pikë
Declension
Declension of cikël
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cikël cikla cikla ciklat
accusative ciklën
dative cikle ciklës ciklave ciklave
ablative ciklash
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cikë I-II; cik III”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 33

Further reading

  • cikël”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980