cërlak

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cërl-, meaning "little animal", same root as for cërle and cëril, and the -ak suffix which is quite common in forming fish names (blyshak, bustak, cemrak, kuqrrak, etc.).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡səɾˈlak/
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Hyphenation: cër‧lak

Noun

cërlák m (plural cërlakë, definite cërlaku, definite plural cërlakët)

  1. little fish from the Mugilidae, esp. Mugil cephalus, usually under 1 year old
  2. little fish
    Synonyms: camerlik, bërcak

Declension

Declension of cërlak
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cërlak cërlaku cërlakë cërlakët
accusative cërlakun
dative cërlaku cërlakut cërlakëve cërlakëve
ablative cërlakësh

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cërlak”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 27
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