ciflos

Albanian

Etymology

From cifël (splinter, shard) +‎ -os.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sifˈlɔs/

Verb

ciflos (aorist ciflosa, participle ciflosur)

  1. to chip, to splinter
    Synonyms: cifloj, ceflis

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

  • ciflos”, 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