çifteli

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

çiftelí f (plural çiftelí, definite 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

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Adjective

çiftelí (feminine çiftelie)

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