ograjë

Albanian

Etymology

From dialectal Montenegrin ograđa, compare standard Serbo-Croatian ograda (“fence, enclosure”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *o(b)gordъ, a derivative of *gordъ (“settlement, enclosure”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔˈɡɾaːj]
  • Rhymes: -ajə
  • Hyphenation: o‧grá‧jë

Noun

ograjë f (plural ográja, definite ográja, definite plural ográjat)

  1. (Gheg) meadow by a forest or grove, which is used for grazing
    Synonym: livadh
  2. small forest with pastures, young wood, copse
    Synonyms: lëndinë, log

Declension

Declension of ograjë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ograjë ograja ograja ograjat
accusative ograjën
dative ograje ograjës ograjave ograjave
ablative ograjash

References

  1. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “ograjë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe [Albanian-Serbian Linguistic Relations] (in Albanian), Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, →ISBN, page 209
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ograjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 306

Further reading

  • “ograjë”, 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
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “ograjë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 333
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