cifël

Albanian

Etymology

From cefël (thin shell) with the e:i alteration.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sifəl/

Noun

cifël f (plural cifla, definite cifla, definite plural ciflat)

  1. splinter, shard

Declension

Declension of cifël
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cifël cifla cifla ciflat
accusative ciflën
dative cifle ciflës ciflave ciflave
ablative ciflash

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