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congël

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The northern Gheg form of cangël.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sôŋəl/
  • Rhymes: -əl
  • Hyphenation: côn‧gël

Noun

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congël f (plural congla, definite congla, definite plural conglat) (regional, colloquial, Gheg)

  1. clothespin (usually metallic), peg, pin
    Synonyms: mbërtheckë, karficë
  2. (chiefly in the plural) rag, tatter
    Synonyms: leckë, zhele, rreckë

Declension

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Declension of congël
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative congël congla congla conglat
accusative conglën
dative congle conglës conglave conglave
ablative conglash

Adverb

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congël (regional)

  1. hanging, in suspense
    Synonyms: varur, pezull, vjerrë, tërthorazi
  2. (figurative) pending, leave hanging
    Synonyms: mëdyshas, pezull, në erë

References

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  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cangël”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 9-10