ngallitje

Albanian

Etymology

From ngallit, from *ngall, from kall (“to stick out”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɡaˈɫitjɛ/

Noun

ngallítje m (plural ngallítje, definite ngallítja, definite plural ngallítjet)

  1. pungency, prickliness
    Synonyms: thumbim, cimbisje, pickim, cimbje, cimbidhje
  2. figurative quip, pun
    Synonyms: qesëndi, shpoti, kunj
  3. seedling
    Synonyms: njomëz, filiz, bisk, ngallim, ngallë, ngallicë

Declension

Declension of ngallitje
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ngallitje ngallitja ngallitje ngallitjet
accusative ngallitjen
dative ngallitjeje ngallitjes ngallitjeve ngallitjeve
ablative ngallitjesh

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “ckallon”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 51

Further reading

  • “ngallitje”, 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
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