cingëris

See also: cingeris

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cing, a similar formation as cingëroj, where -is suffix is influenced by Greek -ίζω (-ízo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡siŋəˈɾis/

Verb

cingëris (aorist cingërisa, participle cingërisur) (transitive)

  1. to poke, to bother, to harass
    Synonyms: nguc, cyt, ngacmoj, gërgas, cirris
  2. (figurative) to bug someone, to irritate, to play with someone's nerves
    Synonyms: thumboj, ngacmoj, cirris

Conjugation

Further reading

  • cingëris”, 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