cëngël

Albanian

Alternative forms

• cangël
• congël

Etymology

A Tosk form of cangël.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡səŋəl/
• Rhymes: -əl
• Hyphenation: cën‧gël

Noun

cëngël f (plural cëngla, definite cëngla, definite plural cënglat) (regional, colloquial)

1. clothespin (usually metallic), peg, pin

   Synonyms: mbërtheckë, karficë

2. (chiefly in the plural) rag, tatter

   Synonyms: leckë, zhele, rreckë

Declension

Declension of cëngël

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	cëngël	cëngla	cëngla	cënglat
accusative		cënglën
dative	cëngle	cënglës	cënglave	cënglave
ablative			cënglash

Adverb

cëngël (regional)

1. hanging, in suspense

   Synonyms: varur, pezull, vjerrë, tërthorazi

2. (figurative) pending, leave hanging

   Synonyms: mëdyshas, pezull, në erë

Derived terms

• i cëngëlt
• cëngthi