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kangjele

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin canticellum (compare Romanian cântecel). According to Çabej an Albanian derivative of këngë with suffix -el.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kanˈɟele/
  • Rhymes: -ele
  • Hyphenation: kan‧gjé‧le

Noun

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kangjele f (plural kangjéle, definite kangjélja, definite plural kangjélet)

  1. (literary, Arbëresh, Arvanitika) song: part of an epic poetry piece
    Synonym: këngë

Declension

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Declension of kangjele
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kangjele kangjela kangjele kangjelet
accusative kangjelen
dative kangjele kangjeles kangjeleve kangjeleve
ablative kangjelesh

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kangjel”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 168

Further reading

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  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “kangjele”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “kangjél”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 168
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