çifteli

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • qifteli, qyfteli — Gheg

Etymology

From çift (“pair”) and tel (“string”), meaning "two stringed".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiftɛli/

Noun

çiftelí f (plural çiftelí, definite çiftelía, definite plural çiftelítë)

  1. çifteli (plucked string instrument, with only two strings, played mainly by the Gheg people of northern and central Albania and Kosovo)
  2. (figurative) madman, wildman; a grumpy, angry, bitter, rebellious, wild one/person
    Synonyms: hidhnak, zemërak
    Ç'farë çifteli! ― What a madman!

Declension

Declension of çifteli
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative çifteli çiftelia çifteli çiftelitë
accusative çiftelinë
dative çiftelie çiftelisë çiftelive çiftelive
ablative çiftelish

Adjective

çiftelí (feminine çiftelie)

  1. double, dual, twofold, binary, binate, coupled, paired, mated
  2. (figurative) mad, grumpy, angry, bitter, rebellious, wild
    Synonyms: hidhnak, zemërak
    një burrë çifteli ― a grumpy man
    një grua çiftelie ― a grumpy woman
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