cikalore

Albanian

Etymology

From cikël.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sikaˈlɔɾɛ/

Adjective

cikalore

  1. feminine of cikalor (“speckled”)
    Synonyms: pikëlore, çikalore, pikaloshe, cirkalose, cirkalore

Noun

cikalore f (plural cikalore, definite cikalorja, definite plural cikaloret) (masculine equivalent cikalor)

  1. something or someone who is specked, dotted, flecked
  2. salamander
    Synonyms: pikëlore, picërrak

Declension

Declension of cikalore
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cikalore cikalorja cikalore cikaloret
accusative cikaloren
dative cikaloreje cikalores cikaloreve cikaloreve
ablative cikaloresh

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

  • “cikalore”, 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
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