gjerë

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *saina, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₁i-nos, from the root *seh₁- (“long, lasting”).[1] Compare Gothic 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (seiþus, “late”), Old Irish sír (“long, lasting”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

i gjerë

  1. wide, broad
    Antonym: hollë

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjerë ~ gjanë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 133
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