cingël

See also: cingel and Cingel

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cing (“small object”) +‎ -ël (as diminutive).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡siŋəl/

Noun

cingël m (plural cingla, definite cingli, definite plural cinglat)

  1. cat, a small piece of wood used in the game of tipcat
  2. stick used to prop up the slab in a birdtrap
  3. peg used in making wool braid
  4. trinket, spangle, charm
  5. small, tiny object
  6. (regional) small fig with wrinkly skin

Declension

Declension of cingël
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cingël cingli cingla cinglat
accusative cinglin
dative cingli cinglit cinglave cinglave
ablative cinglash

Synonyms

Adjective

cingël (feminine cingël)

  1. (regional) tiny (used for figs or other fruits)
    Synonyms: kokërrvogël, cing, i vockël

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cingë;cingël”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 41-42

Further reading

  • “cingël”, 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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