congël

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The northern Gheg form of cangël.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sôŋəl/
  • Rhymes: -əl
  • Hyphenation: côn‧gël

Noun

congël f (plural congla, definite congla, definite plural conglat) (regional, colloquial, Gheg)

  1. clothespin (usually metallic), peg, pin
    Synonyms: mbërtheckë, karficë
  2. (chiefly in the plural) rag, tatter
    Synonyms: leckë, zhele, rreckë

Declension

Declension of congël
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative congël congla congla conglat
accusative conglën
dative congle conglës conglave conglave
ablative conglash

Adverb

congël (regional)

  1. hanging, in suspense
    Synonyms: varur, pezull, vjerrë, tërthorazi
  2. (figurative) pending, leave hanging
    Synonyms: mëdyshas, pezull, në erë

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cangël”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 9-10
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