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Albanian
Etymology
Competing etymologies. Possibly:
- from Proto-Albanian *ganda, close to Lithuanian gañdas (“rumor”), gañdinti (“to frighten”), Latvian gañdêt (“to spoil”),[1]
- identical with ganë, participle of gas, ngas.[2]
Noun
gand m (plural gande, definite gandi, definite plural gandet)
- accident, vice, defeat
Declension
Adverb
gand
- suddenly, accidentally
Derived terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gand”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 109
- ^ Çabej, E. (1976). Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Priština: Rilindja, page 204
Icelandic
Noun
gand
- indefinite accusative singular of gandur
Old Norse
Noun
gand
- accusative singular of gandr