gërfej

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Albanian

Etymology

Disputed:

  1. according to Orel, a dialectal word from Mirdita previously misinterpreted in meaning; it would have originally meant 'study, office room'. From Byzantine Greek γραφεῖον (grapheîon) (whence Modern Greek γραφείο (grafeío)),[1]
  2. according to Çabej, from the prefix gër- +‎ fej (plural of fyell).[2]

Noun

gërfej m

  1. cave with two entrances

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërfej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 114
  2. ^ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, p.208
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