çulzë

Albanian

Etymology

From cule +‎ -zë, with the common c:ç alteration.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃulzə/

Noun

çulzë f (plural çulza, definite çulza, definite plural çulzat)

  1. (Arbëresh) top part of the pig's snout

Declension

Declension of çulzë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative çulzë çulza çulza çulzat
accusative çulzën
dative çulze çulzës çulzave çulzave
ablative çulzash

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cule I”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 61-63

Further reading

  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “çulzë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary