gabonjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• gabë

Etymology

From dialectal gabë +‎ -onjë (feminine), from Proto-Albanian *gabā, from Proto-Indo-European *kobuǵos (compare English hawk, Latin capys (“bird of prey”), Russian ко́бчик (kóbčik, “red-footed falcon”)).

Noun

gabonjë f (plural gabonja, definite gabonja, definite plural gabonjat)

1. griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)

   Synonyms: shkabë, gjyp, coftinar kokëbardhë, shqiponjë gjype, shqiponjë me kurriz

2. (archaic) eagle

   Synonyms: shkabë, shqipe, shqiponjë

Declension

Declension of gabonjë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	gabonjë	gabonja	gabonja	gabonjat
accusative			gabonjën
dative	gabonje	gabonjave	gabonjës	gabonjavet
ablative		gabonjash