dëgjoj

See also: degjoj

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ndëgjoj, ndëgoj, dëlgoj, dëlgonj, diligonj, ngjoj
• ndigoj, ngoj (Kosovo)
• endiglo (Cham)

Etymology

• Aphetic form of dialectal ndëgjoj, from Old Albanian ëndiglonj (Buzuku), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *jāgnja, a derivative of gjoj. Compare Old High German jagon (“to hunt”). More at gjoj.

• From earlier ëndiglonj, from Proto-Albanian *intellegɔnjœ, from Latin intellegо̄ (“I understand”).

Verb

dëgjoj (aorist dëgjova, participle dëgjuar)

1. I hear; listen to
2. I obey, heed, pay attention to
3. I understand

Derived terms

• dëgjesë
• dëgjim
• dëgjuar
• dëgjues
• dëgjueshëm