gjysh

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *sūša, from earlier *sūsa, from Proto-Indo-European *suHsos (compare Sanskrit सूषा (sūṣā́, “parturient woman”)), variant of *suHnús (compare English son). Compare also the related Romanian ghiuj.

Alternatively, from Proto-Albanian *źýśii̯a-, from older *sū́sii̯a-, from Proto-Indo-European *súHsii̯o- (“progenitor”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

gjysh m (plural gjyshër or gjysha, definite gjyshi, definite plural gjyshërit or gjyshat)

  1. grandfather
  2. (colloquial) honorific term for an elderly man
  3. (religion) head of a group of Bektashi congregations

Declension

Declension of gjysh
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gjysh gjyshi gjysha gjyshat
accusative gjyshin
dative gjyshi gjyshit gjyshave gjyshave
ablative gjyshash

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Schumacher, Stefan / Matzinger, Joachim (2013): Die Verben des Altalbanischen.
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