çefkë

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛfkə/

Etymology 1

From çef (“to hide”) +‎ -kë.[1]

Noun

çefkë f (plural çefka, definite çefka, definite plural çefkat)

  1. sheepskin cloak's hood, cloak's hood
Declension
Declension of çefkë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative çefkë çefka çefka çefkat
accusative çefkën
dative çefke çefkës çefkave çefkave
ablative çefkash

Etymology 2

From cefël (“thin shell”) with the substitution of the last syllable -ël (which was felt like a diminutive -ël) with -kë.[2]

Noun

çefkë f (plural çefka, definite çefka, definite plural çefkat)

  1. corn husk, corncob leaf
Declension
Declension of çefkë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative çefkë çefka çefka çefkat
accusative çefkën
dative çefke çefkës çefkave çefkave
ablative çefkash

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “çefkë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 97
  2. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cefël”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 16
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