cëngël

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A Tosk form of cangël.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡səŋəl/
  • Rhymes: -əl
  • Hyphenation: cën‧gël

Noun

cëngël f (plural cëngla, definite cëngla, definite plural cënglat) (regional, colloquial)

  1. clothespin (usually metallic), peg, pin
    Synonyms: mbërtheckë, karficë
  2. (chiefly in the plural) rag, tatter
    Synonyms: leckë, zhele, rreckë

Declension

Declension of cëngël
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cëngël cëngla cëngla cënglat
accusative cënglën
dative cëngle cënglës cënglave cënglave
ablative cënglash

Adverb

cëngël (regional)

  1. hanging, in suspense
    Synonyms: varur, pezull, vjerrë, tërthorazi
  2. (figurative) pending, leave hanging
    Synonyms: mëdyshas, pezull, në erë

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cangël”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 9-10
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