cërlak

Albanian

Alternative forms

cerlak

Etymology

From cërl-, meaning "little animal", same root as for cërle and cëril, and the -ak suffix which is quite common in forming fish names (blyshak, bustak, cemrak, kuqrrak, etc.).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡səɾˈlak/
Rhymes: -ak
Hyphenation: cër‧lak

Noun

cërlák m (plural cërlakë, definite cërlaku, definite plural cërlakët)

little fish from the Mugilidae, esp. Mugil cephalus, usually under 1 year old
little fish
Synonyms: camerlik, bërcak

Declension

Declension of **cërlak**
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	cërlak	cërlaku	cërlakë	cërlakët
accusative	cërlak	cërlakun	cërlakë	cërlakët
dative	cërlaku	cërlakut	cërlakëve	cërlakëve
ablative	cërlaku	cërlakut	cërlakësh	cërlakëve

Related terms

cëril

References

^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cërlak”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 27

[1] Çabej, E. (1987), “cërlak”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 27

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