cinxër

Albanian

Alternative forms

cinxur, cinxërr

Etymology

Of imitative/onomatopoetic origin, related to cinxami and cicëroj. Comparable with Italian zanzara (“mosquito”), Romanian țințár (“Culex”), Aromanian dzundzunaru (“insect”), Greek τζίτζικας (“cicada”), all onomatopoetic.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sind͡zəɾ/

Noun

cínxër f (plural cinxëra, definite cinxëri, definite plural cinxërat)

(zoology) cicada
Synonym: gjinkallë
(zoology) cricket
Synonym: bulkth
Tosk (regional - in South Albania) a small passerine, usually Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) or Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)^[2]
(wren): Synonyms: cinxami, çerr, ferrak; see also Thesaurus:cinxami

(goldfinch): Synonyms: kryeártëz, faqekuq, gardalinë
(figurative) a talkative person, one that never stops talking

Declension

Declension of **cinxër**
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	cinxër	cinxëri	cinxëra	cinxërat
accusative	cinxër	cinxërin	cinxëra	cinxërat
dative	cinxëri	cinxërit	cinxërave	cinxërave
ablative	cinxëri	cinxërit	cinxërash	cinxërave

Derived terms

cinxull

Descendants

→ Aromanian: țințur (“Eurasian goldfinch”)

References

^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cinxër”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 43-44
^ Mann, S. E. (1948), “cinxull”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 49

[1] Çabej, E. (1987), “cinxër”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 43-44

[2] Mann, S. E. (1948), “cinxull”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 49

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