cërre

Albanian

Etymology

From cër (“tweet”), compare to bird's song cër-cër (“tweet-tweet”).[1] See also cëril.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡səre/

Noun

cërre f (plural cërre, definite cërrja, definite plural cërret)

  1. (zoology) song thrush (Turdus philomelos)
    Synonyms: cërril, mullibardhë, cërrilë

Declension

Declension of cërre
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cërre cërrja cërre cërret
accusative cërren
dative cërreje cërres cërreve cërreve
ablative cërresh
  • cërr (“wren; gray, ashen”)
  • cëril (“song thrush”)

Noun

cërre

  1. indefinite nominative plural of cërr

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cicëron”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 31
  2. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cëril”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 25-27
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