gjëmë

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Albanian

Etymology

Back-formation of earlier *gjamët(ë), Buzuku gjamënë, (originally a neuter noun but interpreted as feminine plural), through Vulgar Latin from Latin gemitum (“groan, lamentation”).[1] Compare Romanian geamăt.

Alternatively a deverbative of gjëmoj.[2]

Noun

gjëmë f (plural gjëma, definite gjëma, definite plural gjëmat)

  1. tragedy
  2. news about death
  3. (ethnography) lamentation song
  4. a large amount of something
  5. something ugly

Declension

Declension of gjëmë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gjëmë gjëma gjëma gjëmat
accusative gjëmën
dative gjëmeje gjëmës gjëmave gjëmave
ablative gjëmash

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “gjëmë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 597
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
  4. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjëmoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
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