çifteli

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • qifteli, qyfteli (Gheg)

Etymology

From çift (“pair”) and tel (“string”), meaning "two stringed".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiftɛli/

Noun

çiftelí f (indefinite plural çiftelí, definite singular çiftelía, definite plural çiftelítë)

  1. çifteli (plucked string instrument, with only two strings, played mainly by the Gheg people of northern and central Albania and Kosovo)
  2. (figurative) madman, wildman; a grumpy, angry, bitter, rebellious, wild one/person
    Synonyms: hidhnak, zemërak
    Ç'farë çifteli! ― What a madman!

Declension
Declension of çifteli
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative çifteli çifteli çiftelia çiftelitë
accusative çiftelinë
dative çiftelie çiftelive çiftelisë çiftelive
ablative çiftelish

Adjective

çiftelí m (feminine çiftelie)

  1. double, dual, twofold, binary, binate, coupled, paired, mated
  2. (figurative) mad, grumpy, angry, bitter, rebellious, wild
    Synonyms: hidhnak, zemërak
    një burrë çifteli ― a grumpy man
    një grua çiftelie ― a grumpy woman
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