gji

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gjî (“bays, inlets”) — Gheg
  • gjire (plurale tantum)

Etymology

From (pre-)Proto-Albanian *źinu (“bosom”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(e)i-nu (“curved body part”). Similar development to Latin sinus (“breast; curve”).[1]

Noun

gji m (plural gjinj, definite gjiri, definite plural gjinjtë)

  1. (anatomy) breast
  2. bosom
    Synonyms: gjinjtë, gjoks, kraharor
  3. udder
    Synonym: sisë
  4. teat
    Synonym: thithë
  5. (veterinary) mastitis
    Synonym: gjinjës
  6. bay, gulf, inlet

Declension

Declension of gji
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gji gjiri gjinj gjinjtë
accusative gjirin
dative gjiri gjirit gjinjve gjinjve
ablative gjinjsh

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021) “gji”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]
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