cemtë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cem (“sharp and dry cold”) +‎ -të, ultimately derivative of cermë.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡semtə/
  • Rhymes: -emtə
  • Hyphenation: cém‧të

Adjective

i cemtë (feminine e cemtë)

  1. cold and clear (of water)

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cemtë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 18-19
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “cemtë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 45

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “cemtë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “cemët”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 47
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