cingëliqe

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sinɡəˈlic͡ɕɛ/

Etymology 1

From cing.[1]

Noun

cingëlíqe f (plural cingëlíqe, definite cingëlíqja, definite plural cingëlíqet)

  1. small bell for goat kids (Southern Tosk)
    Synonyms: zile, cigremë, cingërlaqe
Declension
Declension of cingëliqe
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cingëliqe cingëliqja cingëliqe cingëliqet
accusative cingëliqen
dative cingëliqeje cingëliqes cingëliqeve cingëliqeve
ablative cingëliqesh

Etymology 2

From cingël.

Adjective

cingëliqe

  1. feminine of cingëliq (scrawny)

References

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

Further reading

  • cingëliqe”, 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