Zojz
Albanian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.[1][2][3] Cognates stemming from the noun *dyḗws with a similar phonological development are the Messapic Zis and Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús). In Albanian, Messapic, and Greek, the original cluster *di̯ of *di̯ḗu̯s underwent affrication to *dz.[3][2] In Albanian it further assibilated into *z.[3] Other Indo-European cognates are the Sanskrit द्यौस् (dyaús) and Latin Iovis.
Probably related to Albanian zot, which has been analysed as an ancient Albanian compound for "Sky father": Proto-Albanian *dźie̅u ̊ + *a(t)t-, from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“sky”) + *átta (“father”), compare Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyáuṣ-pitṛ́), Proto-Italic *djous patēr (whence Latin Iuppiter), Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter).[4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɔːjz/
Noun
Zojz m (plural Zojzë, definite Zojzi, definite plural Zojzit)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Zojz | Zojzi | Zojzë | Zojzët |
| accusative | Zojzin | |||
| dative | Zojzi | Zojzit | Zojzëve | Zojzëve |
| ablative | Zojzësh | |||
Related terms
See also
References
- ^ Mann, Stuart E. (1952) “The Indo-European Consonants in Albanian”, in Language, volume 28, number 1, Linguistic Society of America, , →JSTOR, pages 31–40 p. 32
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Søborg, Tobias Mosbæk (2020) Sigmatic Verbal Formations in Anatolian and Indo-European: A Cladistic Study (Thesis)[1], University of Copenhagen, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hyllested, Adam, Joseph, Brian D. (2022) “Albanian”, in Olander, Thomas, editor, The Indo-European Language Family : A Phylogenetic Perspective, Cambridge University Press, , →ISBN, pages 223–245 p. 232
- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[2] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 431-2