calinë

See also: caline

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Mitko and Meyer list the variant celinë. Çabej goes for a possible regional borrowing from Slavic, meaning "pure silver", due to the silver-plating process. See čeló, čelkó ("old silver coin") in Bulgarian.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (colloquial speech) /t͡saˈlin/, (careful speech) /t͡saˈliːnə/

Noun

calinë f (plural calina, definite calina, definite plural calinat)

  1. blunderbuss, old gun with flared muzzle
    Synonyms: tapanxhë, pisqollë, kobure
    di calina ua kan marë ― two blunderbusses have been taken

Declension

Declension of calinë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative calinë calina calina calinat
accusative calinën
dative caline calinës calinave calinave
ablative calinash

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “calinë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 7
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