cefël

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Meyer derives it from new Greek τσέφλι (tséfli), which is somehow supported by the territorial distribution in southern Tosk. But the vocalic alteration e:i in cefël:cifël (“splinter”), and especially in cufël (“snowflake”) in Gheg make it doubtful.[1] Furthermore, τσέφλι (tséfli) and τσόφλι (tsófli) themselves remain with unknown source.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛfəl/

Noun

cefël f (plural cefla, definite cefla, definite plural ceflat)

  1. thin shell of grains, seeds, eggs, etc.
    Synonyms: gujavë, guall, lëvozhgë, guaskë
  2. small, very thin piece, chip: plaster chip; glass chip
    Synonyms: leskër, cifël, ashkël, spicë, ashkëz, bujashkë

Declension

Declension of cefël
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cefël cefla cefla ceflat
accusative ceflën
dative cefle ceflës ceflave ceflave
ablative ceflash

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cefël”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 15-16
  2. ^ Andriotis, Nikolaos P. (1967) Ετυμολογικό Λεξικό τῆς Κοινῆς Νεοελληνικῆς, Thessalonika: Institute of Modern Greek Studies, →OCLC, page 388

Further reading

  • “cefël”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
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