binjak

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • (plural) binjëqGheg

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from South Slavic, compare Bulgarian близна́к (bliznák, twin). Compare also Aromanian biznat (twin). Less likely from Latin bigno- (twin) suffixed with -ák.

Adjective

binják (feminine binjake)

  1. same, selfsame, identical, double, twofold, duplex, dual, twin (associated with sub-/objects that were born/created at the same time or a pair that derived from the same root)
  2. neighboring, adjacent, adjoining (two adjacent, double parts)
  3. (figurative) similar, alike

Noun

binjak m (plural binjákë, definite binjáku, definite plural binjákët)

  1. twin (either of two people who shared the same uterus, or of two similar or closely related objects)
  2. one/a pair
  3. corn cob (four or five small cobs glued together)
  4. (astrology) Gemini sign

Declension

Declension of binjak
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative binjak binjaku binjakë binjakët
accusative binjakun
dative binjaku binjakut binjakëve binjakëve
ablative binjakësh

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • ndryshe

Further reading

  • binjak”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006