çam
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cam"
Albanian
Etymology 1
From river Thyamis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃam/
Noun
çam m (plural çamë / çemër, definite çami, definite plural çamët / çemërit)
- Cham (an Albanian from Çamëri (“Chameria”), Albanians from Epirus[1][2] - a region geographically divided between (southern) Albania and (northwestern) Greece)[3][4]
Related terms
- Çamëri f, Çamëria f
- çamërisht
Etymology 2
From participle of çaj (“to cleave”), in Gheg dialect.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃam/
Adjective
i çam (feminine e çame)
- (Gheg) split, rippped
Alternative forms
- çām (NW Gheg)[5]
- çamun
Related terms
References
- ^ [1] L'étude Euromosaic. "L'arvanite/albanais en Grèce"(English: 'The Arvanite/Albanian in Greece' / German: 'Der Arvanit/Albaner in Griechenland'), year: 2006.
- ^ See Hasluk, 'Christianity and Islam under the Sultans', London, year: 1927.
- ^ [2] "Badlands, Borderlands: A History of Northern Epirus/Southern Albania", Tom Winnifrith, Duckworth, year: 2002, London, page: 219
- ^ Winnifrith, Tom (2002), Badlands, Borderlands: A History of Northern Epirus/Southern Albania[3], London, UK: Duckworth, →ISBN, retrieved 15 March 2009, page 219
- ^ Jungg, G. (1895), Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 14
Further reading
- “çam”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][4], 1980
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish چام (çam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑm/
Audio: (file)
Noun
çam (definite accusative çamı, plural çamlar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | çam | çamlar |
| definite accusative | çamı | çamları |
| dative | çama | çamlara |
| locative | çamda | çamlarda |
| ablative | çamdan | çamlardan |
| genitive | çamın | çamların |
Derived terms
- çam yarması (“a tall, hefty, burly person”)