Dodaj

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested in 1637 by Frang Bardhi; in 1688 as Dodagni in the map of venetian cartographer Francesco Maria Coronelli. Misspelled by Cantelli with B as Bodagni.[1][2][3] Albanian patronymic and toponymic name meaning “descendant/inhabitant of Dodë”. Nominal suffix -aj denoting tribal/family name patronyms and toponyms; Dodë (Dodë) +‎ -aj (-s; he; of/to the/him/his). Cognate to Albanian Dodanj(i), Dodai, D(j)edaj (older or altern. forms).[4] See Albanian Dodë for more.

Related to archaic (mythological name) Albanian Dedalij.[5] See Albanian Dedalij for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doːdaj/ (Dodaj, Dodai)
  • IPA(key): /doːdaɲi/ (Dodagni)
  • IPA(key): /doːdaɲ/, /doːdaɲi/ (Dodanj, Dodanji)

Proper noun

Dodaj m (definite Dodajt)

  1. (patronym) a male Albanian surname originating as a patronymic, descendant of Dodë m
  2. (toponym) inhabitant of Dodë m
    (particularly frequent in northern Albania)
    Dodaj (village in Dibër, Albania)
    Dodaj (village in Shkodër, Albania)
    Vat-Dodaj (village in Dibër, Albania)
    Zalli i Dodajt (“Dodë's pebble”), or Zall i Dodës (“id”) (river in Lezhë, Albania)

References

  1. ^ Universiteti Shtetëror i Tiranës. Instituti i Historisë dhe i Gjuhësisë. Sektori i Etnografisë, Instituti i Historisë (1981) Albanian Ethnography, Volumes 11-12, transl., Etnografia shqiptare, Volumes 11-12 (overall work in Albanian and French), Akademia e Shkencave e RPSH, Instituti i Historisë, Sektori i Etnografisë - Tirana (Albania), →OCLC, pages 239, 258-259
  2. ^ Gjovalin Shkurtaj (1987) Philological Studies - Some structural and semantic features of toponyms formed with Albanian tools, transl., Studime Filologjike - Disa veçori strukturore dhe semantike të toponimeve të formuara me mjetet e shqipës (in Albanian), Tirana, Albania, page 115
  3. ^ Dhimitër S. Shuteriqi (2005) Albanian texts and writings in the years 879-1800, transl., Tekstet shqipe dhe shkrimi i shqipes në vitet 879-1800 (in Albanian), Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë, Instituti i Gjuhësisë dhe i Letërsisë, Albania, →ISBN, page 193
  4. ^ Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use (1946) A Gazetteer of Albania, House of the Royal Geographical Society, London, →OCLC, pages 34-35
  5. ^ Mark Tirta (2004) Mythology among Albanians, transl., Mitologjia Ndër Shqiptarë (in Albanian), Botim i Akademisë së Shkencave të Shqipërisë, Instituti i Kulturës Popullore Dega e Etnologjisë - Tirana, Albania, →ISBN, pages 89, 105, 129, 133, 371, 378, 387, 442, 447, 448, 452
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