çafkëbardhë

Albanian

Etymology

From çafkë (“heron”) +‎ bardhë (“white”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃafkəˈbaɾðə/

Noun

çafkëbardhë f (plural çafkëbardha, definite çafkëbardha, definite plural çafkëbardhat)

  1. (zoology) great egret (Ardea alba)
    Synonym: çapëbardhë

Declension

Declension of çafkëbardhë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative çafkëbardhë çafkëbardha çafkëbardha çafkëbardhat
accusative çafkëbardhën
dative çafkëbardhe çafkëbardhës çafkëbardhave çafkëbardhave
ablative çafkëbardhash

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “çafkë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 75-76

Further reading

  • “çafkëbardhë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
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