cikmë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sikmə/

Etymology

Part of the lexical group of cak and cekë, with the -më suffix. Related to ciknë (“frost”) and cegëm (“dry cold”), with the metaphonic chain a:e:i.[1]

Noun

cikmë f (plural cikma, definite cikma, definite plural cikmat)

  1. dry cold
    Synonyms: acar, ciknë, fraq

Declension

Declension of cikmë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cikmë cikma cikma cikmat
accusative cikmën
dative cikme cikmës cikmave cikmave
ablative cikmash

References

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

Further reading

  • “cikmë”, 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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