zgjua

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Latin iānua (“door, entrance”), prefixed with z-.[1] Alternatively related to gëloj (“to burst out”).

Noun[edit]

zgjua m (plural zgjoje, definite zgjoi, definite plural zgjojet)

  1. beehive (box where bees live)
  2. all the bees that live in such box

Declension[edit]

Declension of zgjua
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative zgjua zgjoje zgjoi zgjojetë
accusative zgjoin
dative zgjoi zgjojeve zgjoit zgjojevet
ablative zgjojesh

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “zgjua ~ zgjue”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 524

Further reading[edit]

  • “zgjua”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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