karficë
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek καρφίτσα (karfítsa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾˈfit͡sə/
- Rhymes: -it͡sə
Noun
karficë f (plural karfica)
- pin; brooch
- Synonyms: mbërtheckë, cangël, gjilpërë, cimbidh
- karficë për flokët ― hairpin
- karficë kravate ― tiepin
- pin (for sewing)
- Synonym: gjilpërë
- (dialectal) locket
- Synonym: medaljon
- (dialectal) spit
- Synonym: hell
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | karficë | karfica | karfica | karficat |
| accusative | karficën | |||
| dative | karfice | karficës | karficave | karficave |
| ablative | karficash | |||
Further reading
- “karficë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- “karfíc/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980, page 791ab
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “karficë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 186a