ganec

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • kënec

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian gonac or Bulgarian гонец (gonec) ("courier, messenger; herald"), from goniti ("to chase, to pursue"), from Proto-Slavic *goniti.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡanɛt͡s/

Noun

ganec m (plural ganecë, definite ganeci, definite plural ganecët)

  1. (mythology) witch leader
  2. (folklore) male witch

Declension

Declension of ganec
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ganec ganeci ganeca ganecat
accusative ganecin
dative ganeci ganecit ganecave ganecave
ablative ganecash

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Omari, Anila (2012), "ganec", in Marrëdhëniet gjuhësore shqiptaro-serbe, Tirana, Albania: Kristalina KH, page 106-107