gozhdë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian gvozd (nail) and gvožđe (iron), Bulgarian гвоздей (gvozdej). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *gvozdь (nail).[1][2][3]

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Noun

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gozhdë f (plural gozhda, definite gozhda, definite plural gozhdat)

  1. nail
  2. (figurative) angst

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “gozhdë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 562
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gozhdë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 121
  3. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “gozhdë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 145