cirlë

Albanian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia similar to Proto-Slavic *čirьkь (“teal”).[1] Related to cicëroj.

Noun

cirlë f (indefinite plural cirla, definite singular cirla, definite plural cirlat)

  1. blackbird

Declension
Declension of cirlë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative cirlë cirla cirla cirlat
accusative cirlën
dative cirle cirlave cirlës cirlavet
ablative cirlash

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 47
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