cingëroj

Albanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡siŋəˈɾɔj/

Etymology 1

From cing.[1]

Verb

cingëroj (aorist cingërova, participle cingëruar) (transitive)

  1. to squeal
    Synonyms: kuit, pingëroj, angullij
  2. to make a faint noise
  3. (regional) to cry (Used in Dibër region for babies only, mostly in third-person cingëron)
    pse cingëron ajo foshnje?why is that baby crying?
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From cik, with k->ng epenthesis.[1]

Verb

cingëroj (aorist cingërova, participle cingëruar) (transitive)

  1. to feel cold a lot, to shiver
Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Çabej, E. (1987), “cingërimë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 42

Further reading

  • cingëroj”, 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