cufël

Albanian

Etymology

Within the same series as cefël (“thin shell”) and cifël (“splinter, shard”) with the e:i:u alteration.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sufəl/

Noun

cufël f (plural cufla, definite cufla, definite plural cuflat)

  1. thick snowflake
  2. tuft
  3. clump

Declension

Declension of cufël
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cufël cufla cufla cuflat
accusative cuflën
dative cufle cuflës cuflave cuflave
ablative cuflash

Adverb

cufël (regional)

  1. hanging, in suspense
    Synonyms: pezull, pupël, cangël
    e çoi cufël në erë ― lifted it up in the air

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cufël”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 60
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