gërgalle

Albanian

Etymology

Singularized plural of *gërgallë, from Proto-Albanian *gargalā; akin to Lithuanian gar̃galas (“knot, knotted thread”), gargõlas (“lump, clump”).[1]

Noun

gërgalle f (plural gërgalle, definite gërgallja, definite plural gërgallet)

  1. rocky terrain

Declension

Declension of gërgalle
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gërgalle gërgallja gërgalle gërgallet
accusative gërgallen
dative gërgalleje gërgalles gërgalleve gërgalleve
ablative gërgallesh

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërgalle”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 114

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 510
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “gërgalle”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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