germë
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
A seemingly evolved form of older gërmë, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).[1] The sense "character" may be a loan from Modern Greek γράμμα (grámma), which also gave rise to gramë.
Noun
germë f (plural germa, definite germa, definite plural germat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | germë | germa | germa | germat |
| accusative | germën | |||
| dative | germe | germës | germave | germave |
| ablative | germash | |||
Related terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 115