gjyq

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gjyk, gjuk, gjyg, gjygj

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin jūdicium, iūdicium. Compare Romanian județ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟyc/

Noun

gjyq m (plural gjyqe, definite gjyqi, definite plural gjyqet)

  1. trial, lawsuit, litigation
  2. law court, tribunal
    Synonym: gjykatë
  3. good judgment, prudence

Hyponyms

  • gjyq i diktimit (“appeals court”)
  • Gjyq i Malit/Kanunit (“settling disputes according to the Kanun”)
  • gjyq para masave (“public trial before a mass audience”)
  • gjyq shoqëror (“trial by one's peers, neighborhood trial”)
  • gjyq ushtarak (“military court”)

Derived terms

Compounds

  • gjyqbjerrës, gjyqfitonjës

Further reading

  • “gjyq”, 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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