çapje

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃapjɛ/

Etymology 1

From çapë (“heron, egret”) +‎ -je.[1]

Noun

çapje f (plural çapje, definite çapja, definite plural çapjet)

  1. juvenile grey heron (Ardea cinerea) without the crest
    Synonym: çafkë
Declension
Declension of çapje
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative çapje çapja çapje çapjet
accusative çapjen
dative çapjeje çapjes çapjeve çapjeve
ablative çapjesh

Etymology 2

From çap (“step”) +‎ -je.

Noun

çapje f (plural çapje, definite çapja, definite plural çapjet)

  1. start of walk, slow-walking
    Synonyms: nisje, ecje, çapitje
  2. chewing, mastication
    Synonyms: mbllaçitje, përçapje, përtypje
Declension
Declension of çapje
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative çapje çapja çapje çapjet
accusative çapjen
dative çapjeje çapjes çapjeve çapjeve
ablative çapjesh
  • përçapje

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

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