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Albanian
Etymology
- According to Vladimir Orel an onomatopoeia of babbling, indistinct speech as contrasted to shqipe.
- According to Pokorny cognate to Ancient Greek (Attic) γίγας (gígas, “giant”), from the Homeric mythology (the giants of the Acroceraunian mountains), probably denoting originally war-like invading tribes descending from Epirus. Compare Arbëresh Albanian glatë (“tall, long”), Albanian gjatë (“tall, long”), Gheg Albanian gat (“tall, long”), Albanian gatë (“heron”) and Latin gigas (“giant”).
Noun
gegë m (plural gegë, definite gega, definite plural gegët)
- Gheg, northern Albanian
- common albanian name (male) (indefinite form of Gega (“the Gheg”))
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gegë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 112
- ^ “Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch”, J. Pokorny, 1959, Bern : Francke