kugëll

Albanian

Etymology

From German Kugel (sense 7).

This is one of a number of German borrowings in Kosovar Albanian introduced by returning Yugoslavia-era Gastarbeiter.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuɡəɫ/

Noun

kugëll f (plural kuglla, definite kuglla, definite plural kugllat)

  1. (Kosovo, colloquial, of ice cream) scoop
    Synonym: lugë (standard)

Declension

Declension of kugëll
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kugëll kuglla kuglla kugllat
accusative kugllën
dative kuglle kugllës kugllave kugllave
ablative kugllash

References

  1. ^ Gjermanizmat në shqipen e folur në Kosovë (in Albanian), Bojaxhi, Dardane; Caka, Nebi (May 2016)