gizë

See also: gize

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ghisa, from French guise, a variant of gueuse (“pig iron”), from German Gießen (“casting”), gerund of gießen (“to pour”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *geutaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡizə/
  • Rhymes: -izə
  • Hyphenation: gí‧zë

Noun

gizë f (plural gíza, definite gíza, definite plural gízat)

  1. cast iron, pig iron, cementite

Declension

Declension of gizë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gizë giza giza gizat
accusative gizën
dative gize gizës gizave gizave
ablative gizash

Further reading

  • “gizë”, 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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