gjerdan

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gjardan, gjerdhan, gjordan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish گردن (gerden, “neck, throat”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟeɾˈdan/
  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

gjerdán m (plural gjerdanë)

  1. necklace
    Synonym: gushore

Declension

Declension of gjerdan
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gjerdan gjerdani gjerdanë gjerdanët
accusative gjerdanin
dative gjerdani gjerdanit gjerdanëve gjerdanëve
ablative gjerdanësh

References

  1. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “gjerdan”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 172
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