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cirlë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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An onomatopoeia similar to Proto-Slavic *čirьkь (teal).[1] Related to cicëroj.

Noun

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cirlë f (plural cirla, definite cirla, definite plural cirlat)

  1. blackbird

Declension

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Declension of cirlë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cirlë cirla cirla cirlat
accusative cirlën
dative cirle cirlës cirlave cirlave
ablative cirlash
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “cirlë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 47

Further reading

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  • cirlë”, 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