cirkat

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

See cirkë.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡siɾkat/

Noun

církat

  1. definite nominative/accusative plural of cirkë

Etymology 2

From cirkë, with the -at suffix as a possible influence by Slavic, see Serbo-Croatian curiti (“to trickle”) and Czech curkati (“to leak”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡siɾˈkat/

Verb

cirkát (aorist cirkata, participle cirkatur)

  1. (Gheg) to trickle, to leak
    Synonyms: rrjedh, cirkoj

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cirkë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 47

Further reading

  • “cirkat”, 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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