bajloz

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish بالیوس (balyos),[1] ultimately from Venetian bailo (“title of a Venetian ambassador”); reflecting in the sea-monster meaning a negative attitude towards Venetocracy in Albania.

Noun[edit]

bajloz m (plural bajlozë, definite bajlozi, definite plural bajlozët)

  1. (historical) ambassador, especially of Venice
  2. a sea monster in Albanian mythology that exacts requisitions

Declension[edit]

Declension of bajloz
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative bajloz bajlozë bajlozi bajlozët
accusative bajlozin
dative bajlozi bajlozëve bajlozit bajlozëvet
ablative bajlozësh

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “bajloz”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 59
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