gegë

See also: gége and gēge

Albanian

Etymology

• According to Pokorny from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek (Attic) γίγας (gígas, “giant”), from the Homeric mythology (the giants of the Acroceraunian mountains), probably denoting originally war-like invading tribes descending from Epirus. Compare Arbëreshë (dialectal and archaic) glatë (“tall, long”), Albanian gjatë (“tall, long”) (Standard, Tosk), Gheg-Albanian gat (“tall, long”), Albanian gatë (“heron”) and Latin gigas (“giant”).
• Possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *ghaughau̯, after an onomatopoeic sound, in opposition to shqip (“clear language”)(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?). Compare gaga (“goose sound”). However, since shqip (“clear language”) derived from the northern dialect Gheg itself; an onomatopoeic origin does not seem plausible.

Noun

gegë m

1. Gheg northern Albanian
2. common albanian name (male)

Related terms

• gegërisht
• gegnisht
• Gegëria
• Gegnia
• glatë
• gatë
• gjatë
• gluhë
• gjuhë
• gushë
• gogësij
• gaga