cironkë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an intermediate variant ciron + diminutive -kë, from Greek τσιρόνι (tsiróni), itself of blurry origin.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡siˈɾɔnkə/

Noun

cirónkë f (plural cironka, definite cironka, definite plural cironkat)

  1. bleak (Alburnus, especially A. alburnus)
    Synonyms: korobace, pllashicë, gjuhcë, cirua, cime

Declension

Declension of cironkë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cironkë cironka cironka cironkat
accusative cironkën
dative cironke cironkës cironkave cironkave
ablative cironkash

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cironkë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 48
  2. ^ Andriotis, Nikolaos P. (1967), Etymological Dictionary of the Modern Greek Language (Ετυμολογικὸ Λεξικό της Κοινής Νεοελληνικής), 2 edition, Salonika: University of Thessaloniki, Center of Modern Greek Studies, page 386

Further reading

  • “cironkë”, 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
  • Mann, S. E. (1948), “gjuhcë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 149a
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