cumrak

Albanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sumˈɾak]

Etymology

From cumër +‎ -ak.[1]

Noun

cumrak m (plural cumrakë, definite cumraku, definite plural cumrakët)

  1. little treestump
    Synonyms: cung i vogël, cumër i vogël
  2. (figurative) very short person
    Synonym: shkurtabiq
  3. (zoology) young grey mullet, of the family Mugilidae, especially flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus Cuv.)
    Synonyms: gushtak i vogël, cumër i vogël, çamruk
Declension
Declension of cumrak
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cumrak cumraku cumrakë cumrakët
accusative cumrakun
dative cumraku cumrakut cumrakëve cumrakëve
ablative cumrakësh

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cumër”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 65

Further reading

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