gjilpërë

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Albanian

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gjilpëra

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *glepanā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (to prick, stick); related to gjep.[1] Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *salpanā; related to gjalm.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɟilˈpəɾə/, /ɟʑɪlˈpəɹ/

Noun

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gjilpërë f (plural gjilpëra, definite gjilpëra, definite plural gjilpërat)

  1. needle
    Nuk e di pse ka frikë nga gjilpërat.
    I don't know why he's afraid of needles.
  2. (medicine, by extension) hypodermic needle
  3. pin
  4. (by extension) firing pin
  5. (colloquial) prickly spine of hedgehog
  6. door jamb

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 187
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjilpërë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134