cërrilë

Albanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡səˈrilə/

Noun

cërrilë f (plural cërrila, definite cërrila, definite plural cërrilat)

  1. (zoology) (regional) song thrush (Turdus philomelos) ( used in Sulovë region)
    Synonyms: cërril, mullibardhë, cërre

Declension

Declension of cërrilë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cërrilë cërrila cërrila cërrilat
accusative cërrilën
dative cërrile cërrilës cërrilave cërrilave
ablative cërrilash

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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