capërloj

Albanian

Etymology

From çapëloj (to rip, to tear apart), itself from çap (to step, to stride), with the usual ç:c alteration at the beginning of the word.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sapəɾˈlɔj]
  • Rhymes: -lɔj
  • Hyphenation: ca‧për‧lój

Verb

capërloj (aorist capërlova, participle capërluar)

  1. to chop, to break in pieces
    Synonym: copëtoj
  2. (figurative) to exhaust
    Synonyms: rraskapit, stërmundoj

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “capërlohem”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 10-11

Further reading

  • capërloj”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “capërloj”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary