-çëm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cem"

Albanian

Etymology

A variant of -shëm, appearing after words that end with t and d with the coalescence of t/d+sh into ç. See -shëm for further details on origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃəm/

Suffix

-çëm m (-çme f)

  1. Makes masculine adjectives from verbs and nouns. The most common meaning the suffix carries is comparable to -able in English.
    i mendshëm (“smart”) — i mençëm
    i shëndetshëm (“healthy”) — i shnetçëm
    i sotshëm (“of today”) — i soçëm
    i motshëm (“old, longtimer”) — i moçëm
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