çafër

See also: Cafer

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly from çaf, indicating something sharp and pointy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃafəɾ/

Noun

çafër m (plural çafra, definite çafri, definite plural çafrat)

  1. type of freshwater fish with large belly, red fins and very bony, rather a small carp (Cyprinus carpio) or a rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus).[1]
    Synonym: lakeç
  2. (figurative) astute, shrewd, agile child
  3. variety of wheat, with big and round grains

Declension

Declension of çafër
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative çafër çafri çafra çafrat
accusative çafrin
dative çafri çafrit çafrave çafrave
ablative çafrash

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “çafër”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 75

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “çafër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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