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këngë

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See also: kenge, ķeņģe, ķeņģē, and -kɛ́ngɛ

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin cantica (“song”).[1] Compare Romanian cântec.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkən.ɡə/, [ˈkəŋɡə]

Noun

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këngë f (plural këngë, definite kënga, definite plural këngët)

  1. song
    Këngët qytetare të Prishtinës.
    Prishtina's urban songs.
  2. bird song
    Dëgjohet kënga e bilbilit.
    The nightingale's song can be heard.
  3. a continuous sound
    Kënga e lumit.
    The sound of the river.
  4. part of an epic or didactic poem
  5. an action or thing that is repeated, becoming tedious

Declension

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Declension of këngë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative këngë kënga këngë këngët
accusative këngën
dative kënge këngës këngëve këngëve
ablative këngësh

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “këngë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1409

Further reading

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