xhufkë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒufkə/

Etymology

Akin to çufër (“bush”), from a *çuf elementary formation.[1]

Noun

xhufkë f (plural xhufka, definite xhufka, definite plural xhufkat)

  1. tuft, toupee, tassel
    Synonyms: thek, tufëz, tutël, kaçul
  2. (botany) matgrass (Nardus stricta)
Declension
Declension of xhufkë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative xhufkë xhufka xhufka xhufkat
accusative xhufkën
dative xhufke xhufkës xhufkave xhufkave
ablative xhufkash
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Kolec, Topalli (2015), “Nga vepra fjalor etimologjik i gjuhës shqipe VIII”, in Studime Filologjike, volumes 3-4, Tirana: Akademia e Shkencave e RSH, page 213

Further reading

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