gogësij

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *gā̆gā̆-(ti-), from Proto-Indo-European *gheh₂-(gheh₂-) (to yawn, gape). Cognate to Ancient Greek χάσκω (kháskō, to yawn, gape) and Lithuanian gagù (to cackle). An onomatopoeic root from gogës-, as a verbal basis for further Albanian verbal formations.[1]

Verb

gogësij (aorist gogësita, participle gogësirë)

  1. to yawn, to gape
  2. to belch
    Synonym: gromësij

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 179