gjellë

Albanian

Etymology

Singularized plural of gjallë (“alive”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɟɛɫ]

Noun

gjellë f (plural gjellë, definite gjella, definite plural gjellët)

  1. food
    Synonyms: ushqim, bukë
  2. (dated) life
    Synonym: jetë

Declension

Declension of gjellë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gjellë gjella gjellë gjellët
accusative gjellën
dative gjelle gjellës gjellëve gjellëve
ablative gjellësh

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Aromanian: ghelã

References

  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “gjellë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 131

Further reading

  • “gjellë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “gjellë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary
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