-çëm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cem"

Albanian

Alternative forms

• -shëm — Standard, Tosk

Etymology

Gheg dialect, from Proto-Albanian *-(i)sama, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Etymologically cognate with Old High German -sam (“-some”), Old Norse -samr (“-some”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃəm/

Suffix

-çëm m (-çme f)

1. Makes masculine adjectives from verbs and nouns. The most common meaning the suffix carries is comparable to -able in English.

   mend/mendje (mind) — i meçëm (smart)

   shnet (health) — i shnetçëm (healthy)

   sot (today) — i soçëm (fresh)

   mot (time) — i moçëm (old)

Derived terms

Category Albanian terms suffixed with -çëm not found