gjëmë
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Back-formation of earlier *gjamët(ë), Buzuku gjamënë, (originally a neuter noun but interpreted as feminine plural), through Vulgar Latin from Latin gemitum (“groan, lamentation”).[1] Compare Romanian geamăt.
Alternatively a deverbative of gjëmoj.[2]
Noun
[edit]gjëmë f (plural gjëma, definite gjëma, definite plural gjëmat)
- tragedy
- news about death
- (ethnography) lamentation song
- a large amount of something
- something ugly
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gjëmë | gjëma | gjëma | gjëmat |
| accusative | gjëmën | |||
| dative | gjëme | gjëmës | gjëmave | gjëmave |
| ablative | gjëmash | |||
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “gjëmë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 597
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
Further reading
[edit]- “gjëmë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026