vigan

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Albanian

Etymology

A formation from vig, possibly related to (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *u̯eik (“force, energy (victory, battle, etc.)”). Compare Latin vinco (“I win, beat”), Lithuanian veikiù (“make work”), Old High German wig (“battle, struggle”), wigant (“cripple”), Old English wǣgan (“to torment, smite”). Alternatively from Serbo-Croatian viganj (“forge”), with sematic problems.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

vigan m (plural viganë, definite vigani, definite plural viganët)

  1. a very tall person
  2. (figurative) leading light
  3. (figurative) flagship
  4. (mythology) giant

References

  1. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “vigan”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 310
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