galë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gale"

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from South Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *galъ; compare Serbo-Croatian gȁo (“black, dark”), Bulgarian гал (gal, “jackdaw”).[1][2] While the meaning ‘black sheep’ is attested in Serbo-Croatian гаља (galja), the meaning ‘jackdaw’ is only attested in East Slavic: Russian галя (galja).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaːl/

Noun

galë f (plural gala, definite gala, definite plural galat)

  1. jackdaw
    Synonym: stërqokë
  2. black sheep or cow

Declension

Declension of galë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative galë gala gala galat
accusative galën
dative gale galës galave galave
ablative galash

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “galë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 523
  2. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “galë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe [Albanian-Serbian Linguistic Relations] (in Albanian), Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, →ISBN, page 136
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “galë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 108

Further reading

  • “galë”, 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]‎[1], 1980
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