gjon

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Albanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the given name Gjon (John), compare Italian barbagianni and Turkish İshak kuşu.

Noun

gjon m (plural gjonë, definite gjoni, definite plural gjonët)

  1. scops owl (Otus scops)
    Synonyms: gjorës, qokth, qok, rutin, zogth me veshë
Alternative forms
Derived terms
compounds
Descendants
  • Aromanian: ghion
  • Greek: γκιόνης (gkiónis)
  • Macedonian: ѓон (ǵon)
  • Megleno-Romanian: ghion

References

  • “gjon,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 624b
  • Lloshi, Xhevat (2010) “gjoni”, in Fjalor i emrave të bimëve dhe të kafshëve shqip–latinisht dhe latinisht–shqip (in Albanian), Skopje, Pristina, Tirana: Logos-A, →ISBN, page 122a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “gjon”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 148b
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “ǵon”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 141

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

gjon m

  1. endive or chicory

References

  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “gjon”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 148b