xhelozi

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Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gelosia. By surface analysis, xheloz (“jealous”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

Noun

xhelozi f (definite xhelozia)

  1. jealousy (suspicion of betrayal)
  2. jealousy, protectiveness
    E ruan me xhelozi. ― He guards it jealously. (literally, “ with jealousy.”)

Declension

Declension of xhelozi
singular
indefinite definite
nominative xhelozi xhelozia
accusative xhelozinë
dat./abl. xhelozie xhelozisë

References

  • “xhelozí,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980, page 2198a
  • Dashi, B. (2013) “gelosia”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 222
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