gogë

See also: goge

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Albanian *gā̆gā̆-(ti-), from Proto-Indo-European *gheh₂-(gheh₂-) (“to yawn, gape”). Cognate to Ancient Greek χάσκω (kháskō, “to yawn, gape”) and Lithuanian gagù (“to cackle”). An onomatopoeic root from gogës-, as a verbal basis for further Albanian verbal formations.[1] The adjective is occasionally used as a nickname for Aromanians in Albanian. Possibly related to gegë (“Northern Albanian”).

Noun

gogë f (plural gogë, definite goga, definite plural gogët)

  1. (nationalities) Aromanian;
  2. (Historical) Vlach, Romanian

Declension

Declension of gogë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gogë goga gogë gogët
accusative gogën
dative goge gogës gogëve gogëve
ablative gogësh

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997), Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 179

Further reading

  • “gogë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
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