kungull
Albanian
Etymology
Possibly a devoiced variant of gungë + -ull, from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *gong- (“lump”). Close to Lithuanian gungulỹs (“ball”), Old Norse kǫngull (“bundle of berries”), Ancient Greek γογγύλος (gongúlos, “round”), Latin conucla (“staff for holding flax, wool, etc.”). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *kunkula, similar to Lithuanian kunkulas (“bubble”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkunɡuɫ/
Noun
kungull m (plural kunguj, definite kungulli, definite plural kungujt)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kungull | kungulli | kunguj | kungujt |
| accusative | kungullin | |||
| dative | kungulli | kungullit | kungujve | kungujve |
| ablative | kungujsh | |||