capërloj

Albanian

Etymology

From çapëloj (to rip, to tear apart), itself from çap (to step, to stride), with the usual ç:c alteration at the beginning of the word.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sapəɾˈlɔj]
  • Rhymes: -lɔj
  • Hyphenation: ca‧për‧lój

Verb

capërloj (aorist capërlova, participle capërluar)

  1. to chop, to break in pieces
    Synonym: copëtoj
  2. (figurative) to exhaust
    Synonyms: rraskapit, stërmundoj

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “capërlohem”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 10-11

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • capërloj”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “capërloj”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary