gju

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Albanian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From earlier glu which still preserved in the dialect, from Proto-Albanian *gluna, with dissimilation of the first *-n- in the earlier form *g(a)nuna, an n-stem derivation of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Compare similar dissimilation in Old Irish glún (knee).

Noun [edit]

gju m (indefinite plural gjunjë, definite singular gjuri, definite plural gjunjët)

  1. (anatomy) knee
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