cekë

See also: ceke, čekė, and çeke

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛkə/

Etymology 1

A singularized and metaphonic plural of cak (“edge”), whilst the original meaning to have been side, edge, rim.[1]

Noun

cekë f (plural ceka, definite ceka, definite plural cekat)

  1. shallow place
    Synonyms: cekëtinë, zgriptinë, ceklinë, cekinë
  2. best part, top part, front, cream
    Synonyms: ballë, ajkë, cermë
  3. (regional) objective, aim
    Synonym: qëllim
    ka qitë cekën ― has set an objective
  4. (regional) (archaic) island, eyot (originally used as a name for pieces of land surrounded by the river Drin)
    Synonyms: ishull, ansujë, ujdhesë
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From cek (“to touch”) +‎ -ë.

Noun

cekë f

  1. a touch (in tag game)
Declension
Declension of cekë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cekë ceka ceka cekat
accusative cekën
dative ceke cekës cekave cekave
ablative cekash
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cekë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 17-18

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “cekë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “cekë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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