gjelinë

See also: gjeline

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كلین (gelin, “bride, daughter in law”).[1]

Noun

gjelinë f (plural gjelina, definite gjelina, definite plural gjelinat)

  1. (regional) new bride; bride

Declension

Declension of gjelinë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gjelinë gjelina gjelina gjelinat
accusative gjelinën
dative gjeline gjelinës gjelinave gjelinave
ablative gjelinash

References

  1. ^ Bufli, G.; Rocchi, L. (2021), “gjelinë”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 171

Further reading

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