ceflis

Albanian

Etymology

From cefël (thin shell; tiny piece) +‎ -is.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɛfˈlis/

Verb

ceflis (aorist ceflisa, participle ceflisur)

  1. (transitive) to chip, to splinter
    Synonyms: cifloj, ciflos

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cefël”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 15-16

Further reading

  • ceflis”, 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